The Microsoft Ultimate Limited Offer 2007 Program set sail on 26 February 2007 and has been shipping the latest Office Suite to students at a reduced price. While there is nothing novel in offering academic versions of software, Microsoft’s Program takes a revolutionary approach that could be a forefront to something much greater.

Dell Inc, the US-based computer manufacturer and vendor, departs from its tradition of shipping all home and business desktops with a Microsoft operating system. Now Dell also offers systems with a ‘free’ pre-installation of an open source OS.
Will you make the switch to open source?