Two approaches I can see. First, get the servers running Linux
wherever possible. Benchmark the process so you have future
ammunition. Do this with MRTG and some sort of monitoring tool on
uptimes/availability etc. Compare, wherever possible, the results
with equivelent non-free platforms.
Next, get the developers of your in-house desktop tools to start
developing them on open-source platforms. GTK or QT spring to mind
for GUI apps. You could even (ugh) go the TK route.
Remember that in the 70s and 80s IBM dominated the corporate computing
environment with the same (and worse) tactics employed by Microsoft.
They're now considered "legacy" and, while they can still be accessed,
are not actively used if there's another option.
One other thing you could consider is getting a trial group of Linux
desktop users. The ones that spring to mind are secretaries and admin
staff. If all they need is email, web, spreadsheet and word
processor, that's all you need give them!
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