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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sounds like it may work too knowing MS
like we do.  They will come back with an offer that can’t be refused. 
However, if the education department is serious then any offer made by MS
wouldn’t be good enough, we’ll have to wait and see.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> plug-bounces@plug.org.au
[mailto:plug-bounces@plug.org.au] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Senectus .<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 15 October 2008
7:41 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">plug@plug.org.au</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [plug] Linux laptops</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>exciting if true, but I see this as a ploy to get MS to drop their
pricing...<br clear=all>
<br>
-- <br>
Ubuntu Hardy 8.04<br>
The ancients who wished to demonstrate illustrious virtue throughout the empire
first ordered well their own states.<br>
Wishing to order their own states, they first regulated their families. Wishing
to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons.<br>
Wishing to cultivate their persons they first rectified their hearts. Wishing
to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts.<br>
Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost
their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things
- Confucius<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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