PC deal could save public sector billions
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| The Cabinet Office's price of £800 to £1,000 per PC - according to the
| numbers bought - includes support, server farms, security to low-level
| government standards, storage, Open Office software and infrastructure costs.
| It is "commodity" pricing for supported PCs, said Suffolk.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/03/31/230047/pc-deal-could-save-public-sector-billions.htm
Assume they mean OpenOffice? LXer cites it, so it seems like good news. They
still seem to be listening to Microsoft-funded shills called Gartner.
Related:
Lawmaker blasts U.K. government on Microsoft policy
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| A member of Parliament of the United Kingdom has launched a stinging
| attack on the U.K. government's IT strategy, saying that it has given
| Microsoft too much control.
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| John Pugh, who is a member of Parliament, or MP, for Southport and a
| member of the Public Accounts Committee, was speaking in an
| adjournment debate on Tuesday that he had called. The aim of the
| debate, he said, was to explore the alternatives to using Microsoft
| software, including open source.
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http://www.news.com/Lawmaker-blasts-U.K.-government-on-Microsoft-policy/2100-1012_3-6212721.html
http://tinyurl.com/2ashm2
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