[luau] Linux Desktop Myths Exploded

2003-05-06 Thread Michael_Bishop/FARRINCS/HIDOE
Summery of Gartner report on corporate view of Linux. http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21431.html

Re: [luau] Linux Desktop Myths Exploded

2003-05-06 Thread Virgil
Ahhh the infamous Gartner group. Aren't they the company that did a test on NT vs. Linux and proclaimed that Linux was the overall winner? I believe it was them. They also was in charge of the infamous Mac to Windows switch campaign which backfired on Microsoft also. Gartner is on the Microsoft

Re: [luau] Linux Desktop Myths Exploded

2003-05-06 Thread Warren Togami
On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 12:32, Virgil wrote: Ahhh the infamous Gartner group. Aren't they the company that did a test on NT vs. Linux and proclaimed that Linux was the overall winner? I believe it was them. They also was in charge of the infamous Mac to Windows switch campaign which backfired on

Re: [luau] Linux Desktop Myths Exploded

2003-05-06 Thread Dustin Cross
Aloha, For a Corporation, their isn't a lot of cost savings in Linux on the Desktop. I am researching this right now for a company and find very little difference in cost. A company with limited tech staff is not going to just download linux and install it on all their desktops. They need and

Re: [luau] Linux Desktop Myths Exploded

2003-05-06 Thread Virgil
H check the dates on those reports. Has Gartner issued any some kind of, updated report then after the slammer virus has done its damage? Virgil On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 12:32, Virgil wrote: Ahhh the infamous Gartner group. Aren't they the company that did a test on NT vs. Linux and

Re: [luau] Linux Desktop Myths Exploded

2003-05-06 Thread Vince Hoang
On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 02:53:24PM -1000, Dustin Cross wrote: Look at the prices of buying Redhat vs Windows and the support you get. Not much difference. Redhat Workstation Standard Edition $299 (9am-9pm Mon-Fri phone support with 4 hour response and one year RHEN subscription) Windows