Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> University challenged to ditch Microsoft
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>| The OU provides students with technical support, but only if they use
>| Microsoft software. It advises students that if they don't use a Windows PC
>| they "may have problems accessing the software and data files supplied with
>| course materials". It has produced a 31-page guide to using Microsoft
>| software and extensive demonstrations. It has produced upgrade advice for
>| Microsoft's Vista operating system and even gone as far as promoting a
>| Microsoft discount offer to its students.
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>| The OU does distribute copies of the Open Source Star Office to all students,
>| but that endorsement pales in comparison to its backing of Microsoft. It has
>| given no such advice, support or endorsement of Ubuntu, the free operating
>| system lauded as the Open Source movement's viable alternative to Windows.
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> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/11/11/university-challenged-ditch
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> "Government attorneys accuse Microsoft of using its monopoly position to bully,
> bribe and attempt to collude with others in the industry, while illegally
> expanding and protecting its Windows franchise."
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> http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010629&slug=microtimeline29
> The antitrust case: a timeline
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Education must be taken out of the hands of the oligarchs.
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