[danmaz74]

I really can't see any good reason to spend that money to put windows in laptops for poor children. It would be much wiser to use linux and buy more laptops.

[slowpoke]

Or better (as in, sturdier, not necessarily more powerful) and more compatible hardware.

Also, I can't see any good reason at all to put Windows on any PC, but that's another story ;).

[gldalmaso]

Exactly. Digital inclusion and license purchasing is fairly counter-productive.

At least in Brazil the government has adopted a pro-FOSS policy.

[narad]

Even now, RedHat Linux is used in local government offices. Wondering what happened now, for switching to Windows 7 for freebie laptops. Huge drain on the exchequer.