Migrating from Windows to Linux is a much bigger issue for larger companies. Last year IBM announced the Open Desktop. They announced that they were ending their Windows contract with MS and were moving to Linux. Awhile back they announced that the project was put on hold due to legacy issues. It will be very interesting to see what they do when MS ends support for XP. My friends at IBM have told me that the project was slowed down to give them time migrate apps.
----- Original Message ---- From: Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Main Discussion List for KPLUG <[email protected]> Cc: David Stephens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; D'Artagnan Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ed brill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2007 11:23:52 PM Subject: Re: (Re: It's a good day to be a Linux professional) Economic rpductivity and costs. Randall Shimizu wrote: > One has to wonder whether the cost of the Windows platform is a efficient allocation of financial capital. No, one really doesn't. It's pretty clear from where I sit. To business folks who don't know much about the fundamentals of the technology I can understand how the issue might be hazy. I am still helping my current company recover from the CYA of previous managers who have cost us a fortune. > Windows desktops comprise over 70% of the PC market. If 40% of the PC market shifted to Linux how would this shift in capital translate into productivity and GDP growth. There would be an initial hit in training costs. Then a big drop in operational costs. I've seen it happen a few times. But after the initial hit they sure are glad to be off the upgrade treadmill. > Can companies be using some of these costs for other things such as enhancing shareholder value. *glurp* *gurgle* Stand back, I think I'm gonna spew! > I am not saying that Windows does not deliver value, but only at a very high costs. "value"? Put down the trade-rag and back away slowly! Steve Ballmer thinks Vista delivers "value" to 13 year old girls. What color box does value come in, I wonder? Is it delivered down the chimney like presents from Santa? http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9041959 I'm sure your friends at IBM and CA appreciate having their email addresses splattered all over the net for spammage, Randall. Hi guys! Nice job destroying SCO! :) -- Tracy R Reed Read my blog at http://ultraviolet.org Key fingerprint = D4A8 4860 535C ABF8 BA97 25A6 F4F2 1829 9615 02AD Non-GPG signed mail gets read only if I can find it among the spam. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
