I just read in my favourite IT scandal rag, The Register, that Microsoft has withdrawn Office from its Microsoft Authorised Refurbishment (MAR) program. MAR allows IT professionals to install a suite of Microsoft software onto an end-of-business-life PC for donation to a worthy cause such as a school, hospital or charity.
I find it reassuring that all but 4 of the 34 comments posted at the time of writing this blog suggest OpenOffice as an alternative.
