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...want to clarify some issues raised in the article "Word, Excel No Longer Free on Harvard Network" (News, April 13). We chose not to participate in the new Microsoft Campus Agreement because it required payment for the software for every student, whether or not he or she used the software or already owned it. Picking software for personal productivity is an individual choice and students who own a computer should also own the productivity software of their choice. For students who need Microsoft Office but do not own it, we provide the latest version for use on all public...
...want to clarify some issues raised in the article "Word, Excel No Longer Free on Harvard Network" (News, April 13). We chose not to participate in the new Microsoft Campus Agreement because it required payment for the software for every student, whether or not he or she used the software of already owned it. Picking software for Personal productivity is an individual choice and students who own a computer should also own productivity software of their choice. For students who need Microsoft Office but do not own it, we provided the latest version for use on all public lab computers...
...privately, Imagine what the House Un-American Activities Committee might have done in a country where most communication was electronic and the government always had a key. Applying the principle to other means of communication makes the administration's argument seem ludicrous. Think how many criminals have communicated by word of mouth: why don't we force everyone to wear a hidden microphone? Apparently, law-abiding citizens would never object to having other people listen to what they say-unless they needed to hide something...
Because of a revised Microsoft policy, students can no longer access Microsoft programs, including Word and Excel, in their rooms through the Harvard network...
Students must buy Microsoft Office 97 programs to access the software, or purchase other programs such as Word-Perfect or Claris Works...