Stealing Phorm's business model (MOD PARENT UP)

[Alan]

Ian Batten wrote:

> Such as anyone who uses a laptop both at home on a=20
> Phorm-infected ISP, and in the office on a business-orientated=20
> ISP which isn't Phorm- infected.  Which is hardly a small set.

..and also links to your Children thread from a few weeks ago.

Most schools are on commercial net connections via "Regional Broadband
Consortiums" etc. and clearly won't suffer Phorm. But there is a =
"vision" of
giving a laptop to every school child. Increasingly plausible sub-=A3200
laptops are now springing up like weeds, being heavily marketed to and
apparently selling rather well in schools. Parents probably end up
contributing to the cost, but regardless that vision has the kids taking
these laptops home and connecting them to the net.=20

Apparently "the government is separately seeking deals with companies to
make internet access available in every child's home and has met =
Microsoft,
BT, Sky, Virgin and RM to discuss proposals. A home internet access
taskforce is due to report this spring."=20