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Re: [chat] Re: [SLUG] OT - PC for Kids???


...and then Mike Holland said:
> On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Simon Bryan wrote:
> 
> > reading a thread about this a while ago related to the Pc For Kids debacle
> 
> What debacle? Did someone do a six-month followup survey and find that 95%
> of the PCs were broken, lost, stolen, or gathering dust?

No, that would be the debacle where a certain software company decided to
step in and stomp on people who were trying to re-use their unwanted
licences for a good cause.

Although, I am curious about if/how the issue was resolved.  Their website
is sparse on details.

Peter
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