May 30, 2003

Change in Microsoft License May Force Thousands at Wisconsin to Hit Delete Key

By FLORENCE OLSEN

This summer, thousands of students and faculty members at the University of Wisconsin at Madison will have to either pay more for some Microsoft products or delete the software from computers they own. University officials say they can no longer afford to license software for everyone associated with the university after its current Microsoft license expires in July.

Officials on the Madison campus say increases in Microsoft's charges during a budget crunch prompted the university to

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