For all my years studying in schools, Windows has always been the preferred operating system of educational institutions. It was not until college that I learn of the existence of Linux when I joined an organization supporting open-source programs.
Although Windows is almost everyday being bashed with a lot of things, from security to compatibility issues, it still is the preferred OS of schools simply because it is the most widespread OS being used, and that maintaining it is cheaper compared to hiring Linux specialists.
Now, Microsoft sees to it that schools will still choose them as they are now working on something specially made for schools with students sharing computers.
MS is now working on its Windows Multipoint Server 2010[html tag removed]. This new product will give the word "sharing" a new meaning. With it, you don't have to "share" a seat with someone to use a computer. The new server OS will allow multiple users with their own monitor, mouse and keyboard to connect to a single CPU, and still able to work on their own software application. Talk about working independently and simultaneously.
"Over the past few years, we at Microsoft have been exploring the area of shared resource computing--a new computing category that allows a customer to tap into a computer's excess capability to let a single computer support multiple users simultaneously ..... In the world of education, shared resource computing has great potential to extend the reach and utilization of affordable computing for students." said Ira Snyder, Multipoint Server General Manager.
