Boulder group concerned over plans to replace Macs with HP s...

MacBytes · Feb 6, 2006, 12:48 PM

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Link: Boulder group concerned over plans to replace Macs with HP systems
Description:: Last November, Colorado voters approved Ballot Measure 3A, to provide ongoing funding for computers in the Boulder Valley School District, specifically providing for the replacement of computers every four years. Unfortunately, they're planning on replacing most Macs with PCs.

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bousozoku · Feb 6, 2006, 01:27 PM

Only HP was approached for a bid, excluding Dell and Apple? That's pretty interesting. It sounds as if someone was redeeming a favour.

Yvan256 · Feb 6, 2006, 02:08 PM

How is it a bid if you only go to one seller?

iJaz · Feb 6, 2006, 03:43 PM

One company in the "bid"! Seems like a very irresponsible way to take care of the tax payer's money!

nagromme · Feb 6, 2006, 04:17 PM

That would be like letting Halliburton and other Bush/Cheney pals get no-bid contracts to rebuild New Orleans and Iraq, while local companies who need the leg up aren't even allowed to bid on the projects.

Surely that could never happen

XNine · Feb 6, 2006, 04:33 PM

If you've never been to Boulder, Colorado, you wouldn't udnerstand. We here in Colorado refer to it as "The Independant Republic of Boulder." Quite fitting as all the yuppies and hippies live there, along with the college kids.

Quite sad that the kdis will ahve to put up with ifnerior systems. For being as rich of a city, you'd think they'd put more money toward this thing, or at least, give it more than one company to the bid.

Keynoteuser · Feb 6, 2006, 07:57 PM

What cracks me up is all the comparisons to the whole Halliburton thing...Boulder's like one of the most liberal cities in America.

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Yvan256 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada	How is it a bid if you only go to one seller? __________________ The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time. -Tom Cargill, Bell Labs.
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iJaz macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2004	One company in the "bid"! Seems like a very irresponsible way to take care of the tax payer's money! __________________ Home: PM G5 2.3 GHz 4.5 GB RAM, 20" ACD, 1G 512 MB and 2G 1GB Shuffle, 4 GB nano RED, 80 GB iPod, iPhone 3G S⃣ 32 GB Black. Work: MacBook C2D 2.0 GHz 4GB RAM
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Feb 6, 2006, 04:17 PM	#5
nagromme macrumors G4 Join Date: May 2002	That would be like letting Halliburton and other Bush/Cheney pals get no-bid contracts to rebuild New Orleans and Iraq, while local companies who need the leg up aren't even allowed to bid on the projects. Surely that could never happen __________________ nagromme What happens when corporations buy the government? Americans have returned to receiving 1960s wages, despite being twice as productive.
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XNine macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?	If you've never been to Boulder, Colorado, you wouldn't udnerstand. We here in Colorado refer to it as "The Independant Republic of Boulder." Quite fitting as all the yuppies and hippies live there, along with the college kids. Quite sad that the kdis will ahve to put up with ifnerior systems. For being as rich of a city, you'd think they'd put more money toward this thing, or at least, give it more than one company to the bid. __________________ On Diebold: "i went to get cash last night and ended up voting republican. wonder how much that's gonna cost me." -Zimv20
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Feb 6, 2006, 01:27 PM	#2
bousozoku Retired (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone but not forgotten.	Only HP was approached for a bid, excluding Dell and Apple? That's pretty interesting. It sounds as if someone was redeeming a favour.
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Keynoteuser macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbus, Ohio area	heh What cracks me up is all the comparisons to the whole Halliburton thing...Boulder's like one of the most liberal cities in America.
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