ZDNet: Becta: Educating Microsoft

"Q: Becta caused a stir in January when it argued publicly that schools currently should not deploy either Vista or Microsoft Office 2007. Why did you issue such a statement?

"A: Our view on Microsoft Vista and Office [2007] is that currently we do not see a very strong business case to deploy [either] in terms of educational value. They do not represent good value for money in terms of the costs of implementation..."

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