Microsoft tactics push India toward Linux

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jul 1, 2008 8:46 AM EDT
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One of India's 28 states plans to distribute 100,000 Linux laptops to students there. It sounds like Tamil Nadu's volume purchasing agent decided to use Linux exclusively after being put off by Microsoft's bundling tactics for academic users. The laptops will be purchased in volume by Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT), which works as a volume purchaser for students in the state. Tamil Nadu is the Southern-most of India's 28 states, and home to the technology center of Chennai (formerly known as "Madras"). ELCOT says it will purchase more than 100,000 laptops this year, selling them to Indian students for about $800, a considerable mark-down compared to retail value, it says.

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Looks more like a negotiating tactic than a Linux commitment NoDough 1 1,101 Jul 1, 2008 12:24 PM

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