ZDNet: Becta: Educating Microsoft Feb 4, 2007, 05 :00 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (5367 reads) (Other stories by Richard Thurston)
"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..."