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ERIC Number: EJ565332
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Colleges Wonder If Microsoft Is Their Next Competitor.
Blumenstyk, Goldie
Chronicle of Higher Education, v44 n33 pA33-A34 Apr 24 1998
While Microsoft Corporation officials state unequivocally that the company does not want to get into the business of higher education, the company and its chairman have been quietly acquiring rights to intellectual property and creating software rich in academic content. College administrators, nervous about competition for students, are concerned that the company might create its own university. (MSE)
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, School Business Relationship, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Microsoft Corporation