The software that would potentially replace MS products could certainly be cheaper, easier to maintain (lockdown), and more intellectually stimulating than mind-numbing MS products. Unfortunately, however, it would mean poor preparation for a MS dominated work environment, not to mention the total amount of time wasted by students waiting for Open Office to load up on budget computer lab workstations.
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Now they need to DoS attack the propaganda slingers CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News and we'll have made some progress.
Long live CSPAN, news.google.com, and slashdot.
The software that would potentially replace MS products could certainly be cheaper, easier to maintain (lockdown), and more intellectually stimulating than mind-numbing MS products. Unfortunately, however, it would mean poor preparation for a MS dominated work environment, not to mention the total amount of time wasted by students waiting for Open Office to load up on budget computer lab workstations.