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Re: [News] [Rival] Becta Still a UK Taxpayers' Moneysink for Abusive Monopoly

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Friday 26 October 2007 15:46 : \____
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Becta has a lot to learn
>>> 
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Rather than investing time and energy into helping to promote real
>>>| alternatives to Redmond's hold on school IT, Becta is simply using the OFT
>>>| as a negotiating tool. Like many organisations, Becta seems incapable of
>>>| thinking outside a Microsoft-defined box.
>>> `----
>>> 
>>> http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/comment/0,1000002985,39290249,00.htm
>> 
>> We really should start to add up just how much Becta, NHS, BBC, National
>> Archives and British Library are paying to Microsoft.  The information
>> should be publicly available anyway.
> 
> Becta's contract with the monopolist is secret. I'm not kidding. It's
> outrageous and it's part of the deal's condition. Just like the OEMs all over
> again. In the public sector.

That's probably illegal anyway... freedom of information should enable
this to be made visible.

This does highlight how useless and corruptible the quangos have been,
though.

>  
>> I suspect that moving away from Microsoft could actually offer the
>> opportunity to reduce taxes - what politician would refuse such an
>> opportunity?
> 
> Bribed ones. Vested interests. Ignorance maybe.
> 

Reducing taxes will win an election...

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