"We have not banned Microsoft but we are against monopolies in any field and will vigorously encourage free software", M.A. Baby, the education minister of Kerala said. Kerala has announced a three-year plan to promote the rapid adoption of open source operating systems in state-funded schools and colleges. "There may eventually be a few individuals at the margins who still choose to use Microsoft, but the majority should be free of this hardship," M.A. Baby said, according to the report.
Under the proposed transition plan, children in 12,500 high schools will learn how to use Linux instead of Windows, the report said. "Kerala may be a small state but it is a key target market for us, just as it is for any other company operating in India," Rohit Kumar, public sector country manager for Microsoft India, said, according to the report. "We respect the choices of our customers but believe that we offer products at very affordable prices to educational institutions."
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