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Wow, im surprised they actually considered the idea instead of just sticking to what the textbook companies tell them is most important. A pleasant surprise, along with the possibility of linux.
As much as I agree with this, I don't think the government should be intervening in the OS market. Also, the "monoculture" you speak of is inevitable; the computer illiterate will always stick with whatever their computer comes with out of the box, which is usually Windows.
The difference between this and anti-virus software is that not owning anti-virus software hurts other people, being fat and unhealthy does not (or at least not as directly). I would not want the government to sponsor diet pills for this reason; it only helps fat people who are taking the pill. However, anti-virus software helps everyone.