Ubuntu Reaches 220,000 PCs in Schools in Spain

Re:Ubuntu Reaches 220,000 PCs in Schools in Spain by cs702 on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @07:47AM (#4510169)

Migrating to Linux on the desktop -- and Ubuntu in particular -- can make a lot of financial sense for all the national and regional governments, school systems, and other governmental bodies which are currently budget-constrained around the planet. While migration can be costly, painful, and disruptive in the short run, the long-term cost savings appear to be substantial.[1]

PS. This is not a new initiative, but a well-established project that recently reached a new milestone: 220,000 is the number of school PCs already running a local flavor of Ubuntu in Andalusia, Spain.

[1] For instance, see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3787539

Edits: reordered and expanded sentences to present my views in a more organized manner.

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Re:Ubuntu Reaches 220,000 PCs in Schools in Spain by edwinnathaniel on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @02:07PM (#4512033)

It's hard to know if it makes sense or not without the actual number.

Microsoft gives 90% discounts to EDU...

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Re:Ubuntu Reaches 220,000 PCs in Schools in Spain by chrismonsanto on Wednesday September 12, 2012 @03:56PM (#4512777)

At my university, pretty much every Microsoft product is available for free through MSDN Academic Alliance. Pretty handy if you want to play around with Visual Studio or if you custom-built a computer that doesn't come with Windows. I don't know if the university has to pay for this or not, but it saves the money of the students at least!

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