Chilean bloggers are leading a campaign against the use of Microsoft Windows “Starter Edition” by the Chilean Government as part of a campaign to get computers into more homes.
The bloggers are claiming that the analysis of the “My First PC” program demonstrates that the harware offered is not any cheaper that what’s already out there, and that the use of Microsoft products make up 20% of the price.
According to the campaign blog:
“In the specific case of MPPC (My First PC), the incorporation of Microsoft XP Starter Edition, Works 8 and Encarta 2005 Standard Edition involves an additional investment of at least CLP$50000 – 20% of the price tag of the computer – which could be eliminated thanks to alternatives with better features offered by Ubuntu Linux, OpenOffice and Mozilla Firefox.”
(via NewsForge)
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