Re: [free-software-melb] Mandatory ipads in schools

"Noah O'Donoghue" <noah.odonoghue@gmail.com> writes:

You are [by deploying Android tablets in a public school] still being locked in to google ecosystem, (to access Google Play)

The advantage of Android, as contrasted with iOS, is that it's quite straightforward to never use Google Play, and there are plenty of apps available from non-Google app stores. This is certainly an increase in software freedom for the owner of an Android device, as compared with iOS device owners. -- \ “Program testing can be a very effective way to show the | `\ presence of bugs, but is hopelessly inadequate for showing | _o__) their absence.” —Edsger W. Dijkstra | Ben Finney