> why should students need a choice? The MOE should be responsible of > making a responsible choice for students. > > Next off people should forget about the mac choice as they are out of > the scope of a "standard" computer user. >
One vendor and one specific software version means monopoly, which I think goes against the EU Antitrust law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Community_competition_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust (I'm not a lawyer, correct me if I'm wrong!) If not anything else, at least give them the choice of the version they wish to install, the upcoming Windows 7 isn't that far away - that means they'll be spending even more on upgrades. To make matters worse, several scientific programs they use at schools (high schools and lyceums - especially at Physics class) aren't that compatible with Vista, some of them will face problems during install and usage. Most of those programs were made with Windows 98/2000/XP in mind. There are times when citizens have the right to choose. For example, take the Cypriot Annan plan referendum in 2004 - the government didn't blindly choose what to do, they asked the people of their opinion. Students have a choice, they should at least have the right to exercise their freedom of choice of what they would like to use, not to blindly follow fixed decisions. -- Ubuntu-cy mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-cy
