The NSW Department of Education and Training has picked Microsoft Windows XP and Office software and Lenovo hardware to run on its impending roll-out of 200,000 student netbooks funded through Kevin Rudd's Digital Education Revolution, leaving the Linux alternative out in the cold.
Adobe added its name this week to the list of companies warning of weaker sales and cutting jobs, although it is unclear what the effect will be on its Australia and New Zealand operations.
Adobe has responded to criticism regarding the high international prices of its Creative Suite 4 software by saying that the difference was due to many factors, and particularly the "economies of scale of doing business in the US".
Little more than a week after its global launch, Adobe's Creative Suite 4 has shown up on popular BitTorrent tracking sites in large numbers.
Global software giant Adobe has defended recommending local prices for its new Creative Suite 4 software packages that could see Australians paying hundreds of dollars more in real terms than US residents for the same products.
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By choosing the safe Windows XP choice for student laptops, the NSW Department of Education and training is turning its back on the chance to turn hundreds of thousands of students into armchair developers and handcuffing itself to a rocky Windows 7 upgrade path.
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