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Re:Schools should be using open source software by GordonS on Monday May 30, 2022 @01:08PM (#31561105)
Wow, I guess this was a small school? Was it "only" Microsoft Office licenses, or was other software included too?
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Re:Schools should be using open source software by bombcar on Monday May 30, 2022 @01:10PM (#31561127)
Microsoft knows the value of having people used to their software.

You can get absolutely insane educational discounts.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by grammers on Monday May 30, 2022 @05:03PM (#31563610)
Agreed. Once kids learned it at school, they are reluctant to switch - just listen what people say about teachers... That's Microsoft's strategy.
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Re:Schools should be using open source software by selykg on Monday May 30, 2022 @01:26PM (#31561332)
Non-profit here. Getting an E5 license is simply a no brainer. It’s insane.
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Re:Schools should be using open source software by newsclues on Monday May 30, 2022 @05:59PM (#31564083)
That value needs to be understood and exploited by the OSS competition to Microsoft.
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Re:Schools should be using open source software by jms429 on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:49PM (#31562275)
At the time, MS educational licensing was cheap as hell, we paid a set price per teacher and that then included windows & office for everyone.p, including free licenses for the kids to download office at home. I’m sure it’s changed now.
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