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  • Microsoft backs down to kids charity

    Microsoft Australia has given some ground in its spat with a non-profit organisation which uses its operating system on recycled computers donated to kids.

  • Charity tells Bill to "get real"

    The embittered battle between Microsoft and PCs for Kids continues, with the charity outraged over the software giants so-called "gesture of good will".

  • PCs for Kids gets help from Sun and Linux

    Sun Microsystems Australia and the Linux community have come to the aid of embattled PC’s for Kids in its mission to donate refurbished computers to children in need.

  • Liberals back charity against Gates

    The Victorian state government is being urged to assist PCs for Kids in its ongoing dispute with Microsoft over copyright laws.

  • Charity still in the ring with Microsoft

    A decision by a husband and wife team to take on software giant Microsoft has drawn support from computer buffs around the world.

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  • Old IT never dies...

    Companies are hanging on to their IT equipment longer to stave off spending what they can't currently afford. But IT systems have to be disposed of eventually; what happens when they do?

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