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Microsoft cuts fees for schools
Microsoft have announced it will be slashing the prices of its software licences for schools by as much as 37 percent. So that's one more reason to wish you were young again then.
[blockquote]A "memorandum of understanding" has been signed between the software giant and the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) to cut the licensing fees, which the two are predicting will save English schools around £46m over three years, with those in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland saving between £2.5-3m.
The aim of the deal isn't to change schools' buying habits apparently -- they are still free to purchase the software of their choice, although the reductions might be difficult to resist for cash-strapped institutions -- but the scheme will cut down the expense for those that opt for Microsoft products.
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[blockquote]A "memorandum of understanding" has been signed between the software giant and the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) to cut the licensing fees, which the two are predicting will save English schools around £46m over three years, with those in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland saving between £2.5-3m.
The aim of the deal isn't to change schools' buying habits apparently -- they are still free to purchase the software of their choice, although the reductions might be difficult to resist for cash-strapped institutions -- but the scheme will cut down the expense for those that opt for Microsoft products.
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[link=http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/windows/0,39020396,39118328,00.htm]Read more[/link]
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