Could IT Mood Swings Boost Enterprise Desktop Linux?

Hey, I've been saying this all along: people are going to get really fed up with Microsoft's ridiculous licensing policies or their ongoing failure to provide a stable, secure operating system. Or maybe they'll hang in there until they find out that their existing applications are incompatible with Windows 2006 or whatever they're going to call Longhorn. All it will really take is for someone to put out a really professional Linux desktop like, oh, perhaps a Novell SuSE/Ximian hybrid or even Big Blue Linux. Anyway, here's what we hear from one gathering of gurus:

SAN DIEGO—Linux on end users' desktops remains largely elusive for enterprises, but the open-source operating system could become more attractive as the demands of IT departments shift, said panelists and attendees at the Desktop Linux Summit 2004 here.

Microsoft Corp., the maker of the dominant Windows operating system, and other proprietary software vendors themselves could cause the spark for broader desktop Linux adoption by forcing IT departments into tougher licensing stances or costly upgrade cycles, said Linux backers and IT consultants at the conference on Friday. Read More...

Posted by trygstad | Category: InfoTech | 11:07 PM