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Microsoft cuts fees for schools

edited December 2003 in Science & Tech
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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  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I got WinXP Pro for $5 from my school with the deal we have with Microsoft, and Office XP for $8 - both before this 37% price cut. This year the prices went UP though... so much for 37% cut!
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Oh noes. You have to pay $10 now??? ;)
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I already have it, so I gotta pay nuthin! ;)
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