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I can't help but feel that this is typical of Microsoft's sales/PR team. Generate a false problem: "You don't wan't ads on your search engine do you!?" Claim
by Selfcommit 13y ago
I can't help but feel that this is typical of Microsoft's sales/PR team.
Generate a false problem:
"You don't wan't ads on your search engine do you!?"
Claim to have a solution:
"You can use Bing! We don't have ads for students!"
As a systems admin for a large school district, I'm very comfortable stating that what Microsoft and Apple offer to education is a joke compared to Google's offerings.
Not even comparable products.
- avsbst 13y agoI'm curious, what do you feel "Google's offerings" are when it comes to education? I'm asking because besides search, and the ability to search effectively, which I think is a very necessary skill for a modern education, I've never considered Google as company with educational offerings.
- Selfcommit 13y agoChromebooks solve 90% of the issues the average school district faces (How do I build collaborative works?(Docs/Drive) How do I ensure student files are protected? (Drive) How do I handle deployment? Imaging and servicing 3000-7000 windows computers requires a pretty substantial professional IT department in the business world - I've worked in several schools that handle that volume with teams ranging from 2 to 5. So when Google comes along and says "Hey, for $199 here's a system that has an expected life of 2 years, minimal deployment overhead and integrated services that connect to your existing AD infrastructure" It's a no brainer. Chromebooks will, without question, be dominant in schools everywhere in the next 2 years.
- chronic25 13y agoYou're right. Chromebooks are a joke.