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May 20, 2008
And the tender Mêlée starts
As I sorta predicted, when initiative comes to implementation, strange things turn out. In this MIS Australia article, PC invasion in schools, it appears every vendor and his dog is panting at the 1.2 billion dollar project. As expected ASUS will trumpet their EEE PC (what more could you ask for those small and nimble fingers). But like anyone can have a shot providing stuff to spend on. VMWare even hopes to sell virtual PCs - howaboutthat?
But wait, there's more. Aside from that slosh of money thronging through the schools, don't you get 750 dollars to spend on your dearest Secondary School Protégé come July 1?
Look for it - we might even see our poor international students dripping in the winter rain, selling "you gotta sign up for this, offer valid until my transport comes to take me" broadband deals. Hmm, Sudoku on a Nintendo DS, does that count? It must improve junior's Math skills somewhat.....
Posted by Anandasim at May 20, 2008 05:23 PM
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