Why Business Doesn't "Get" Desktop Linux | Linux Today

Why Business Doesn’t “Get” Desktop Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 25, 2008

“Many businesses today are exactly like my friends. They don’t
want to change. They don’t recognize quality or something that can
give them a competitve advantage (at least not until its too late
in most cases).

“Why is this? Why is it that many corporations and small to
medium businesses cannot or will not take a step back and look at
the competitive advantage and cost savings Linux and Open Source
software will give their business…?”


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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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