The Empire Strikes Back
10-May-2005
permalink email thisMicrosoft is ready to fight competitors entering the IT education market, it said on Monday, after a leaked government report highlighted the benefits of open source software for schools.
Gates heads back to school in open source spat - silicon.com:
Gloves are off for FLOSS playground challenge...
Microsoft is ready to fight competitors entering the IT education market, it said on Monday, after a leaked government report highlighted the benefits of open source software for schools.
In an email to ZDNet UK, the software company said that competition was welcome but that it offered more supported applications than rival open source providers.
Stephen Uden, group manager of education relations for Microsoft, wrote: "Competition in the software market is good for customers because it ensures that they get a good deal as it drives choice and innovation.
"There are some 5,000 third party applications available to run on Microsoft Windows operating system but only a handful of applications supported by the open source community. We offer free support and training materials to help teachers and students make the most of their technology."
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