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:tech and stuff: Linux On The Business Desktop
tech and stuff: Linux On The Business Desktop
Sep 9, 2006, 20 :00 UTC (13 Talkback[s]) (11201 reads)

"Ok I have listened to all I can handle about desktop Linux...

"Every day I read some new article about how Suse, Novell or Red Hat have developed the ultimate desktop operating systems and that we should all switch to Linux instead of upgrading to Vista. Well, let me tell all of you something. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. For your casual office user, that only uses MS office, well maybe these OS'es are ready. But, who in your office only uses Microsoft office? What about ERP packages, Integrated messaging (no I don't mean a yahoo chat session), Asset management SW, diagramming software or business reporting. Let's not even go there yet..."

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As much as I hate to say it, Linux is a  ...   Linux is a long way from business destops   
david
Sep 10, 2006, 03:13:24
 
> The majority of Linux folks have no id ...   Re: Linux is a long way from business destops   
Zen
Sep 10, 2006, 15:57:32
 
As much of a Linux avocate that I am. I  ...   Re: Linux is a long way from business destops   
cbo
Sep 10, 2006, 16:01:33
 
Manufacturing?  Like the $3billion IBM c ...   Re: Linux is a long way from business destops   
Henry Yen
Sep 10, 2006, 19:20:24
 
SO the stakes have been stated: Linux sh ...   Re: Linux is a long way...yadda yadda   
Joe User
Sep 10, 2006, 19:52:37
 
There are many different kinds of busine ...   What do you mean, THE business desktop?   
David F. Skoll
Sep 10, 2006, 21:38:14
 
> There are many different kinds of busi ...   Re: What do you mean, THE business desktop?   
Sid Boyce
Sep 10, 2006, 23:28:42
 
Linux has come to the attention of busin ...   Desktop beginnings   
Stomfi
Sep 11, 2006, 00:17:18
 
> Further, what standards  bodies are ke ...   Re: Re: Linux is a long way...yadda yadda   
laststop
Sep 11, 2006, 02:06:21
 
I hope Linux NEVER adopts MS standards ( ...   Adopting Windows standards   
paul
Sep 11, 2006, 02:13:30
 
I worked for a big airline manufacturer, ...   OLE integration - an example   
laststop
Sep 11, 2006, 02:29:03
 
Company's who want to switch to Linu ...   Linux on the business desktop   
Patrick
Sep 11, 2006, 17:44:22
 
slowly urging the fat bug to engage ever ...   The MS spider   
Jose
Sep 13, 2006, 23:17:19
 
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