Re:No reason to switch (Score 1)

Interesting, I would agree that getting rid of MS office will cut the costs greatly for a school, however it only takes there to be one MS server on the network, and every machine in the network, (Linux and Windows) needs to a=have a MS Server CAL purchased for it. And if that server happens to be a MS SQL Server then every machine must also have a MSSQL CAL too. In most schools in the UK, unfortunately, the Management Information System is running a=on a MSSQL box, meaning that even if all the clients on the network where Linux thin clients, MS would still be making a packet out teh schools for the sake of being able to run a shoddy MIS such as Capita SIMS .NET. This situation really sucks but is why schools feel tied into Microsoft and their products, also the fact that ICT qualifications such as the European Computer Driving License (ECDL) focus only on people being able to use MS software, means that many school see ICT as Microsoft and nothing else. Sad but true I feel. :(