When Microsoft released its long-awaited new operating system, Vista, early this year, some colleges sensibly decided to hold off on supporting the software. But now that a new academic year has arrived, Vista is starting to make inroads on campus computers, Computerworld reports.
A number of colleges have already struck deals with Microsoft that will let students upgrade to Vista for about $10 a pop. And institutions like Indiana University have started offering tech support to professors and other employees who switch to the new software.
Computerworld notes that colleges have been quicker to adopt Vista than many businesses, and it suggests a simple reason for that: Students are clamoring for the new operating system, but corporate employees aren’t. —Brock Read
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