Promises by government ministers that children will be provided machines so they can learn online are untrue, it has emerged. There is a huge shortage of PCs because of increased demand, so reducing supplies.
There’s a shortage of components too, which has exacerbated the situation – as reported on fudzilla.com.
A separate investigation by ChannelEye has revealed the true state of affairs in the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and the northern bit of Ireland is way worse than parents might begin to imagine.
Sources at many different vendors told ChannelEye that there is a huge shortage of components to build laptops, and that compromises the bald statement that the UK government will let kids access online teaching through laptop computers is, basically, interesting.
An unnamed major Chinese/Taiwanese manufacturer said today: “The DfE [Department for the Environment] did a major buy in the spring and there’s another one now. The interesting bit of data is how the f*** anyone can supply them… all very well sending out tenders but the components are in major short supply.”
The PC distributors are also in major panic mode too, attempting to fulfil orders. One distie, who declined to be named, told ChannelEye: “It’s all very well to be under some rule, but we are being faced by shortages and restrictions on the borders. We distribute PCs. But if there are no PCs, how can we distribute them?”
According to SchoolWeek, it is a bit of a mare, and fulfilment is nigh impossible.
