Paying a little more than is necessary, they are able to move the tax burden into a country with a lower corporate rate while still acquiring the materials they need to continue to meet American demand.
Government-supported initiatives such as UK NetYear and the planned National Grid for Learning have focused on the process of connecting schools to the Internet and providing online materials, rather than on setting lower-rate or free access.
Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco Thursday, alleging that rival SAP (nyse: SAP - news - people ) is stealing software and confidential materials as part of an effort to offer "cut-rate" support services to Oracle's customers.