Satisfaction with Microsoft® products is higher among students and schools, when compared with similar open source software (OSS) solutions, according to a new report by Wipro Technologies. Microsoft, who commissioned the study, released the results today.
Wipro’s Product Strategy and Architecture (PSA) practice compared the use and benefits of the two platforms in 73 schools across six European countries. The findings state that user satisfaction with Microsoft software is higher among both student and teacher communities, who find Microsoft products easier to use, richer in functionality, better integrated, and better suited to supporting education activities than OSS alternatives.
In addition, Microsoft products were considerably less expensive to manage and maintain than open source equivalents, counteracting the perceived costs savings from OSS’s lack of licensing costs.
