SchoolNet Namibia says 'No thanks' to Microsoft

"Shafted [by Microsoft] for a paltry US$2 000? Not in your ... wildest dreams," writes SchoolNet Namibia founding executive director Joris Komen in an open letter to Microsoft regional manager George Ferreira. In the strongly worded letter, Komen claims Microsoft's offer of free software and a terminal services project to rival SchoolNet's existing Linux system will set SchoolNet Namibia back more than $24 000; a price the organisation is not able or willing to pay.