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In article <vilain-B7A0EF.16212211042015@news.individual.net>, Michael
Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> 
<snip>
>  
> A presentation to the SJ school district about security and using 
> computers in the classroom had Apple essentially laughed out of the
> room.  iPad and Mac OS are so closed that when asked how secure against 
> specific threats (the tech person had a laundry list that the district
> had recently had to deal with), the Apple marketing droid realized they
> were never going to get the sale and didn't bother following up with the
> guy.

Easy: It ain't Windoze!

The likelihood is that NONE of those supposed "threats" were applicable
to Apple equipment.  

The biggest "threat" to computers in the classroom is the kids -
stealing them, dropping them, losing them, shoving rubbish into the
slots, etc. That's easily fixed by banning kids from schools.  ;-)

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