Is it time to exit from Windows?
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| The offer of pre-installed Linux by mainstream PC makers doesn't mean the
| open-source operating system is poised to sweep aside Microsoft’s; but while
| its cost advantages may never be compelling, finance departments must prepare
| to consider the merits of switching their own operations to Linux – and to
| hear a stronger case for its company-wide adoption.
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| According to Dell, up to 30,000 buyers have already asked for pre-installed
| Linux.
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http://www.accountingweb.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=171829&d=1032&h=1020&f=1026
When Dell started this whole Linux thing it estimated that only 20,000 people
would buy the PCs (in a year, IIRC). A couple of months later, even before
expansion overseas, they already hit 30,000, so it _BY FAR_ exceeded their
expectations. No wonder they take this offer abroad, add SUSE, and offer the
PCs to businesses.
Related:
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7159701171.html
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