Microsoft Puts the Squeeze on NW Schools
Steve Duin,
The Oregonian,
Apr 23, 2002
It may be exam time, but it's also the time schools start thinking about next year's software budget, which is why it is an opportune time for Microsoft to - as this article puts it - "put the squeeze on schools". The deal is simple: pay Microsoft $42 for every computer in the school district, whether or not it runs any Microsoft software, or prepare for an intensive system-wide audit. "Given the fact that the letter came from their marketing department, and included a brochure about their school licensing agreement, this didn't seem terribly subtle to any of us," said Steve Carlson, associate superintendent for information and technology for Beaverton schools.
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