Microsoft will provide software for
schools for another three years, after extending its deal with Becta, despite
the two organisations failing to reach an agreement over licensing terms.
Becta complained to the Office of Fair
Trading (OFT) in October, saying interoperability was impeded in the software,
excluding other applications from school IT use .
A spokesman for Microsoft said: "We have been in regular dialogue with Becta
and are fully supportive of the new 3 year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Whilst only a small proportion of school's ICT spend is on software, the MoU
makes a valuable contribution to education costs for schools who choose
Microsoft software."
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