If open source is good enough to use on the Macs, why not windows too?
You could get some pretty nice open source stuff if the NZ Government put the money they would spend on Microsoft licences into the OpenSource community instead. Open Office is what should be used, because people can then legally have the same office suite at home as they do at school.
I would still recommend using Windows as the operating system, but they should be using open source software.
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If open source is good enough to use on the Macs, why not windows too? You could get some pretty nice open source stuff if the NZ Government put the money they would spend on Microsoft licences into the OpenSource community instead. Open Office is what should be used, because people can then legally have the same office suite at home as they do at school. I would still recommend using Windows as the operating system, but they should be using open source software.