Re: [Linux-aus] Organizing an Australian Open Source Roadshow?

[Ben Jensz <plug@jensz.id.au>]

$10 million is a lot of computers that they could be buying.  I mean 
think if they are spending $1200 per computer, saving $10 million means 
they could buy well over 8000 extra computers.  Thats something to 
definitely make you stop and think about isn't it?


/ Ben

Con Zymaris wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 01:09:41PM +1030, Paul Shirren wrote:
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> > There is no point tackling MS software head on in schools. Mostly it 
> > does an OK job(they have nothing better to compare it with) and costs 
> > them practically nothing (but it all adds up).
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> In Victoria, IIRC the public schools spend around $10 million on Microsoft
> every purchase cycle. $10 million isn't 'practically nothing' when you
> multiply it out to the private schools (who pay mre per unit) and across
> the country. I expect something like $50 million going to Microsoft from
> edu.au.
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