[Linux-aus] Migration to Linux desktops no greater disruption than Windows

[Con Zymaris <conz@cyber.com.au>]

One of the world's largest IT companies is declaring that the Linux 
desktop will capture 20% of the market for desktop computers in large 
enterprises within 5 years.

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McNutt went on to say that Ximian's suite -- consisting of a Gnome-based 
Linux desktop, Evolution mail and calendar app, a tweaked OpenOffice 
suite, and Red Carpet admin tools -- can be deployed in very large 
enterprises at lower cost and with no greater disruption than a Windows 
upgrade, and with significant savings going forward. McNutt says that 
Linux will save 20% to 30% in administration costs, 50% in hardware costs, 
and 80% in licensing fees.

http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1424212

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