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On Fri, 2010-12-24 at 18:03 +0000, Guy Backhouse wrote: > 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 > On top of free Ipads let's really wind everyone up!! I understand the USA Homeland Security has closed down sites and others are wanting to screw you for more of your monies. Are these two examples of the 'thin end of the wedge' into the internet freedoms? http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20023918-93.html http://www.theopeninter.net/ Guy -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq