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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] [FSFE-Manc] Education
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D.Bolton U0970268 |
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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] [FSFE-Manc] Education |
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Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:49:29 +0000 |
M$ UK has a large website dedicated to flogging their "licences" to the
education sector:
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/schools/software-licensing/licences-for-schools.aspx
Arguably, of course, Microsoft has been complicit in the wrecking of computing
in schools.
Businesses tend to use M$ Office - and have made noises about wanting school
leavers to be already able to use the damned thing (as if it is difficult, or
something).
Schools have complied - and M$ has graciously flogged them licenses at a
"special rate" - as if they are doing them a favour.
Its all crazy, since by the time kids leave school, business computing will
have changed yet again.
Have a read of:
http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/data/uploads/ComputingCurric.pdf
David