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Microsoft versus Google for education

Quick rant, light on details... I've been researching Microsoft versus Google for a small school.  Things I have learned and things that are annoying: Microsoft is trying to compete with Google with their launch of Windows 10 S (which your really can't order) Microsoft never, ever talks about pricing.  That must be the first rule of fight club. If you try to call Microsoft, you won't find anyone that can really tell you about pricing.  (MS, I want my 2.5 hours back.  Yes, your 4 employees I talked to were nice enough but totally unable to answer a simple question.) Microsoft will offer to have a "partner" call you, but they never will actually call you. Microsoft's education website talks a LOT about their tools but it mixes "free" tools with "pay" tools without telling you which is which. Their employees don't know the answer either.  (e.g. Is that OneNote for education in the videos part of the free office 365 or is it a pai...