Enough is Enough. Higher Education...? Wake Up

Jan 18, 2009, 16:04 (3 Talkback[s])

"First off, let's dispel a couple of things. I have sat in meetings with principals and school administrators and listened slack-jawed as system administrators (mostly MSCE's) told their employers that it was illegal to remove Windows from their current computers. They didn't say it violated their contracts or licenses...they said it was illegal.

"That's either so uninformed that it begs the question "Why are you doing this job?" or it undeniably stands as a bold-faced lie.

"Look. You are not only barring thousands of students and customers from your systems, you are forcing them to use an operating system that is inherently weak. In addition, you cry about your operating costs then when the tears dry, you write the check to Microsoft for the latest licenses."

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