Australian Digital Education Revolutionbeing a BIG blow for Linux.

[Tom Sparks]

> 
> >True enough, however, the netbook rollout program is
> last year's news.  >Launched in NSW by Julia Gillard in
> August 2009.
> 
> >Linux was considered.
> 
> > The planning that preceded the implementation claimed
> that the 
> > support costs for running Linux were too high
> 
 where did that report come from? 
 Microsofts questionable self funded reports 
 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Windows_and_Linux#Total_cost_of_ownership
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studies_related_to_Microsoft)
> 
> > and that support for Microsoft was already
> established.
> 
only because windows is on every shop bought system
> 
> >  The NSW Government (then Nathan Rees) listened to
> "its IT experts" and > made a
> > business agreement with MS to provide the software.
 How old are there IT experts and what computer traing have
they got?
> 
> >Andre
 tom