__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 04 May 2007 19:38 \__
>> Uncertainty over Microsoft schools deal
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>>| The current agreement between the Department of Education and Microsoft
>>| that allowed South African public schools free Microsoft licences is
>>| soon coming up for renewal. Whether the deal will be renewed and what
>>| the details of the deal will be, still remain uncertain.
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>> http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1448
>
> There's nothing 'free' here, rather, it was the standard drug-dealer's
> offering. Trying to get some of the poorest people in the world hooked
> on Microsoft in order to make Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates even more
> rich.
>
> No doubt there are huge pressures being brought to bear on the South
> African government at the moment - indeed, I wonder if the US's
> Ambassador hasn't been used for strong-arm tactics as has happened
> elsewhere. I expect Microsoft will look to put some South African
> people out of work in order to get their deal through.
Thye tried this in Denmark. It's extortion.
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