I disagree with your conclusion. As an adult wanting to further my education in engineering, I looked for software to learn math. I ended up spending around $200 for two different math teaching software. Neither of the programs proved to be of any teaching value. Furthermore, it is the 8 hour days using a computer (doing Computer Drafting) that has allowed my math skills to fade with time.

While computers have a place in education, one cannot simply assume the presence of a computer in a classroom will improve the quality of learning.

While I am not exactly a fan of the edu-crats that control our our public education system in the U.S., it is possible that the school system in question atually made the correct decision and put the computers where they were needed, thus freeing them to put other monies into other purchases for items in classrooms they felt they did need.

Finally, when I first heard that the Microsoft judgement included Microsot donating software... I realized the judgement was not going to really carry any weight. Donating software is really just training a future generation of users to buy Microsoft products.

Joe Dunfee