Can We Afford Not to Use Linux? Nov 13, 2007, 01 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (5409 reads) (Other stories by Stan Beer)
Can a Small Business Afford Not to Run Linux?
"As I was doing some research for another article, I ran across a forum in which small business users were discussing why they wanted a particular software product (Quickbooks) ported to Linux. One poster's comments caught my attention. What he said convinced me that all small businesses should be running Linux on their desktops.
"'As a small business owner I can afford the cost of Microsoft, I just can't afford the time anymore. I've had the host running QB go down, get new hardware installed, only to not be able to 'activate' Windows. Can't run a business that way! I don't mind paying for Windows, I just can't have it prevent me from doing my business. I'm switching everything to SuSE Linux. I'm pushing all my clients that way too...!'"
"For any parent, myself included, setting your kids loose on the net is a daunting prospect. We have to do it because the net is a fact of life--it's in our schools, the workplace, public libraries and in many if not most homes of the developed world. Therefore, do we really have any option but to give them Linux?
"When I first conceived this article I considered giving it the title 'can we afford to let our kids use Windows online...'"
