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2007-10-27

UK government: Schools shouldn't sign licensing agreements with Microsoft

Concerns over Microsoft's Office 2007 and Vista licensing terms have prompted a UK government agency to warn schools against signing licensing agreements. Becta, the UK's education technology branch, has also filed a complaint with the UK's Office of Fair Trading, alleging that Microsoft engages in anticompetitive practices in the academic software license marketplace.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071026-uk-government-schools-shouldnt-sign-licensing-agreements-with-microsoft.html

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