Computerworld New Zealand: Linux Not Getting It All Its Own Way, Says Microsoft | Linux Today

Computerworld New Zealand: Linux Not Getting It All Its Own Way, Says Microsoft

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 30, 2004

“At its 2004 Australia-New Zealand partner conference in Coolum,
Queensland, last week, Microsoft held a special session on
countering Linux and Roworth told attendees that for every
seemingly dramatic customer switch from Windows to Linux, there are
cases of switches the other way.

“Unfortunately, he didn’t provide any examples, because, he
says, few companies that have spent substantial cash conveting to
Linux, then decide they’d be better off going back to Windows, are
willing to talk about it…”


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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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