Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Tux's progress
>
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> | As it happens, in an independent study earlier this year of over 200
> | Linux enterprises, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) argued the
> | opposite. Sophisticated management tools, the research argued, allow
> | Linux management to be fast, effective and inexpensive, with far
> | lower acquisition costs...
> |
> | Life Insurance Corporation now has nearly 70,000 Linux desktops, which
> | may reach the one lakh figure soon. Prominent banks like HDFC and Canara
> | are toying with Linux desktops. Besides, every major hardware player
> | is bundling Linux as the primary desktop OS to save costs...
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>
> http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=266436&;
> leftnm=4&subLeft=0&chkFlg=
or http://tinyurl.com/un72a
> There are some mistakes and misconceptions in this article as well.
Value of the article is a glimpse into what is going on in other parts of
the world besides North America and European Union. I thought this a bit
revealing:
| It is important to understand the dynamics of different segments of the
| market. The fact is that Linux on the desktop (with a mere 5 per cent
| share) has never been a serious competitor to the Windows OS (operating
| system) that has a market share of over 80 per cent the world over and in
| India.
Linux has a significant foot-in-the-door in India with a 5% share and
increasing. Linux is not a one-percenter.
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HPT
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