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Michigan To Purchase Record 130,000 Laptops
goombah99 writes "The Detroit FreePress reports that Michigan state is planning the largest single laptop purchase/lease ever, over 130,000 wireless laptops--enough for every 6th grader. And of course future purchases for each new class. The main competion is between Dell and Apple, with Apple having the edge in classroom integration experience. But price points will matter since the school districts may have to pay $25 per pupil. And the Gates foundation has a foot in the door. No word on what OS the Dell laptops would run. What would be your choice for middle school classrooms with minimal sys admin?"
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(no one could confuse OSX, a BSD derivative, with linux)
George II -- Spreading Freedom and American values, one bomb at a time.
Honestly, why is it the state's job to purchase laptops for any reason, including education?
Shouldn't parents be responsible for their children's educational needs? When the state goes out and wastes these dollars on an education system that has already failed too often in the past, the tax payers will be the ones who pay this bill.
Each family in this state has better things to do with their money, probably. Maybe they would rather save for their child's college education. Maybe they need food. Maybe the car needs new brakes. Maybe the family would like to go on a vacation. Why should government use force to take what the family thinks is best and give it to bureaucrats who think they know better because the masses have decreed they should know better?
This is unbelievable. It amazes me that so many people even here would rather debate Apple versus Dell rather than debate the need for such excessive abuse of power.
what affect computers have
I should quit while I'm ahead.