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

[Anshul Gupta <tech@anshulgupta.com>]

On 30/01/2004, at 2:07 PM, Ben Jensz wrote:

> $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?

Why are you looking at the prices of the computers. Microsoft isn't 
selling computers to these educational institutes.

> / Ben
>
> Con Zymaris wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 01:09:41PM +1030, Paul Shirren wrote:
> >
> > > 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).
> >
> > 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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Cheers,
Anshul