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On Fri, 2010-12-24 at 01:20 +0000, Simon Williams wrote: > On 24/12/10 00:26, Dava wrote: > > Hi, i know we have all touched the subject on open office/MS office with > > schools etc, its quite a strong topic for some! Well how about this... I > > have a relative who's daughter attends Liverton Primary school (Newton > > Abbot) and she (among the other 30 students) have all been given and > > Ipad FOC! This is ludacris! The money wasted on theses Ipads for the > > children to use some proprietary, in my opinion, rubbish. Surely the > > money should be spent elsewhere, maybe on something that will give some > > sort of "education"! Angry birds anyone??? Sorry for the rant, as you > > all can probably tell I'm NOT an apple lover at the best of times, but > > this has pushed me over the edge! > > > > I would be interested to hear your views on this? Any similar to mine?? > > Even if it was a good idea, I would far rather they lowered the taxes so > that people could get jobs and buy their own... It seems crazy to me too and it has happened over the border in Taunton too. http://www.tauntonpeople.co.uk/schools/School-dishes-free-iPods-600-pupils/story-10195001-detail/story.html Guy -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq