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Lament: Microsoft licensing stance hurts poor schools
Corey Murray, Assistant Editor, eSchool News

Software giant Microsoft Corp. might have showed some compassion this summer when it softened its demand that schools perform mandatory software audits. But in failing to reverse its stance that all school computers running Windows must be accompanied by original operating system (OS) licenses, the company still imposes an unfair hardship on disadvantaged schools, some school technology leaders say. The controversy stems from complications encountered when schools accept donations of refurbished computers. Although businesses and other organizations are eager to unload free computers onto needy beneficiaries, Microsoft recommends that schools never accept such gifts unless the proper OS licenses are included in the deal....

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