__/ [ Colin Day ] on Monday 19 June 2006 19:40 \__
> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>> Two significant events occurred this week...
>>
>> The event that was much remarked upon was the announcement by Microsoft
>> that it would make a very substantial donation of its software - with a
>> market value of at least $30 million - to Massachusetts high schools
>> and universities. Mass is a small state, and that amounts to something
>> like $800 per student, and $2,400 per college student - a princely sum
>> to be sure, and a very significant boost to local education budgets.
>>
http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20060617130009355
This *donation*, mind you, is directed at high school and university
students in an affluent state. This proves that it is yet another case of
'playing dirty'.
> $30 million / $2,400 per college student = 12,500 college students.
>
> Massachusetts has only 12,500 college students? Or only 37,500
> K-12 students?
The announcement, however, is overly ambitious. It's a PR stunt, after all.
> And while Massachusetts is small in area, it's not that small in
> population.
The area may not be small in population, but to giants like Microsoft, they
all seem like 'little people'.
Best wishes,
Roy
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