[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“When IT managers ask me if they should use Linux, my response
is always the same: ‘It depends upon your needs and goals.’ This
usually leads to a spirited conversation about long-term vs.
short-term strategy, return on investment and ‘core
competencies.’“In the course of listening to these managers, I’ve found that
the decision to switch comes down to five basic issues. These
issues don’t apply to every company, but they do apply to the
companies that decide to go with Linux.“1. Linux is a true, disruptive technology. If
you haven’t read The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen,
I recommend you do so. To shorten a great piece of work, here’s an
executive summary: Every once in a while a new technology comes
along at a lower price point. The hard part for some companies to
accept is that, though the new technology isn’t significantly
better, it’s ‘good enough’ to get the job done. It isn’t until new
technology gets better that companies realize they could have saved
both money and time if they’d only made the switch earlier…”