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> I'm not sure what the value-add would be for a machine with no UI

Educational lock-in. The RPI is a device for learning about computers. MS directly target the classroom at the moment, get people locked in early with online accounts, and then progress that into workplace familiarity.

I don't think employers want to spend the money to educate staff on using a Ubuntu-based desktop, even though that has a proven lower TCO.

Get them when they're in the class room. The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago.




Yeah I mean I can understand the value to MS but I don't see it for anyone else.




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