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Re: Microsoft Windows ousted at California school district

  • Subject: Re: Microsoft Windows ousted at California school district
  • From: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:56:36 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <Ob6dnf1Qavxqa5_bnZ2dnUVZ_qupnZ2d@speakeasy.net> <1174611881.950752.220290@b75g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> <4820233.c2dqZaCx7W@schestowitz.com>
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  • Xref: ellandroad.demon.co.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:507652
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ peterwn ] on Friday 23 March 2007 01:04 \__
> 
>> On Mar 23, 9:36 am, John Bailo <jaba...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Microsoft Windows ousted at California school district
>> 
>>> By this summer, all 5,000 students and 250 teachers will be working off
>>> of a Linux-based thin client running OpenOffice.org, and the majority of
>>> the district's servers will be running Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise
>>> Server. "
>> 
>> Oh!  Did the BSA conduct one audit too many at the busiest and most
>> awkward time of the school year?
> 
> When schools in Indiana moved to Linux, Microsoft conducted a 'study' to show
> that Indiana kids actually prefer using Windows. I think the whack-a-mole
> game is over though. Too many mole. Too quickly.
> 

I'm sure Microsoft will continue to perform as many studies as they
can...  can't see them stemming the tide, though.  The game is over.

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