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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Gagné: Making a Painless Exit from Windows, Outlook

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 21, 2004

[ Thanks to Jan
Stafford
for this link. ]

In a nutshell, why do you recommend that businesses
make the leap from Microsoft Windows desktops to Linux
desktops?

Marcel Gagné: Linux provides many great
benefits right up front. The costs of running Linux are lower
overall and certainly lower in the long run. Security is far
superior to that found in the Windows alternatives; keep in mind
that viruses and spyware are costing companies billions in lost
productivity and support costs…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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