Re:terrible (Score 1)

The point Must teach Windows crowd overlooks is for any child more than two or thee years for graduation is that they will enter a world in which the OS will be different. The replacement for XP is slated for late 2004, and we know that Linux will have gone though many changes in that time. So we cannot teach a perfect fit to the future business environment. This leaves teaching the basics and how to learn new ways and ideas on your own. Which is a better idea anyway, because the world will change.

The second point here is that the school got more for less money. The few business that have switched to all Linux are reporting the same thing happening, Largo Fl, reports the same result. How long do you think Windows can hold out as "the only OS" when this information moves out to businesses. I find that most business owners today do not know about Linux at all or the cost savings it poses for business. I usually find this switch very easy to sell once this information is digested by the owner/manager of a business.

One more point - diversity is coming to the computer market. One only need to look at the auto industry to understand what is to come to pass in the computer field. At one time most cars were Model T Fords. Why are we not driving just one model of Ford today. Diversity wins in a capitalist free market every time, and so it will with OS's.