You may be onto something here.
Could it be the next $1500 toilet seat in a cozy tax fraud scheme?
Only further digging will show......
norbert wrote:
microman@cmosnetworks.com wrote:
Yep, that's my district, too. Heck, it seems to be every district
and school around here except for one lone school in my area. I've
given up on US schools and am now shifting my focus to the Latin
Americans. They seem to be considerably more open-minded.
I think it will take a government mandate, probably from nothing
less than your state/provincial government, to get the local
government people to get a move-on. Here's a link that amplifies
this truly stupid mindset:
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/print/?TYPE=story&AT=39169464-39020390t-10000004c
What I find disturbing is that part about your sister's
unwillingness to even tell you why.
--TP
Brian Chase wrote:
Well, as the attached email indicated, it's difficult convincing
died in the wool and old-school Microsoft folks to switch to
Linux, but I'd thought I'd put it out there for comment.
TIA,
BC
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Subject:
Well, I failed trying to sell to my sister
From:
Brian Chase <networkr0@cfl.rr.com>
Date:
Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:53:56 -0500
To:
Steve Hargadon <steve.hargadon@gmail.com>
To:
Steve Hargadon <steve.hargadon@gmail.com>
Steve,
My sister is a vice-principal in a high school in Connecticut,
with a background in teaching computer and business classes.
Maybe she's worried about nepatism, maybe she just doesn't think
enough of me as a character reference, but my own sister won't
even give me contacts for IT people from within her school
system! Wonder if the shoe was on the other foot how I'd feel.....
In any event, she won't tell me ANYTHING, she's clammed up. She
won't even tell me why she's so secretive about it, but I only
want to help, don't want to show her or anyone else up, and don't
want to soak the State of Connecticut for it's precious tax
dollars. As I understand it, they are committed Microsoft all the
way, but that might not be the case.
Anyone else care to crack this nut?
I'd appreciate any coaching you might provide in the various sales
approaches that you used in this environment over the years.
Sincerely,
Brian Chase
Hi,
Might I suggest another possibility, after racking my brains for the
past 18 months on demos, presentations & info seminars and getting
rave reviews from teachers, principals & students alike. Running
very successful pilot projects in the schools & community centres, I
now told that the School Boards will NOT proceed with OSS !!!!
Now understand that we have had admissions from senior board IT
people owing up that K12ltsp would save them hundreds of thousands
of $$$$$$ yet still no progress.
However some of my "inside" sources are telling me that the issue is
not from within the School Boards, nor from the Govt. ! but from
"unknown generous donours" that tie their donations ( or payouts) to
the continued use of M$ products.............. could this be the
cause of the "cone of silence" suddenly being invoked when probing
for leads & info in your area too ?????
Comments ?????
regards
norbert
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