Re: [seul-edu] Re: MS software deals in Oz

[Matt Jezorek <matt@bluelinux.org>]

Why dont we work on getting all the facts, put together a generic letter 
that John Q Public can mail to "Local Congress(man/woman)" so that 

1. The facts are straight
2. John Q Public (or Jane) does not have to labor to long and seem 
"ignorant"

and I am sure there are other perks in here just dont know them. But this 
is exactly why they where in court. Can we do anything about it?

Just my opinion

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On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Leon Brooks wrote:

> On Tuesday 23 April 2002 05:32, Christopher Hill wrote:
> >> Forty Pounds British for licensing?  How much for upgrades?
> 
> > Upgrades are included in the price. For £40 per computer you can use any
> > version of the software (Windows, Office, Works, Visual Studio, Encarta),
> > and also new versions when they are released at no extra cost. You do also
> > have to buy a copy of the media CDs (which are admittedly over priced at
> > £30), but you only need one copy).
> 
> I think you'll find that the upgrade deal is a bit more limited than first 
> glance would suggest.
> 
> In Oz, the deal is a bit different. You can have (almost) any Microsoft 
> software that was available at the time the deal was struck, plus new 
> versions some limited time afterwards (IIRC), but the whole lot becomes 
> illegal again at the end of the deal, unless a new deal is inked to replace 
> the old one. How you say...? `Over a barrel, and waiting'?
> 
> Teachers are also allowed this deal on their home machines, BoC if they quit 
> or the deal is renewed, they suddenly become potential BSAA customers unless 
> they turn around and pay full price for whatever they installed. This means 
> that MS gets *three* bites at the cherry: once when the teacher's home 
> machine was shipped, once when the EdDept deal was struck, once when the 
> teacher pays top dollar rather than lose access to all of their 
> latest-Office-format files.
> 
> Cheers; Leon
> 

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Matt Jezorek 
Executive Director / Founder 
Blue Linux Group, Inc 
http://www.bluelinux.org 
matt@bluelinux.org 

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