Just a few quotes from a recent study:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6134965.html?tag=nl.e550
Ironic the story comes out this week, the same week that I, a pro-Microsoft supporter, just loaded Fedora 6 to test out.
While I have zero intention of using Linux on my desktop, I do try to keep on open mind, I do try to learn about the alternatives, and I do try to keep abreast on the rest of IT (even if it is only a small percentage of the total).
We can argue until the cows come home on the technical merits of either OS, but it just seems quite clear that Linux can’t overcome the one thing that makes Windows more used…a marketing plan.
“Research by the National Computing Centre (NCC) found only one Linux desktop for every 300 currently running Windows XP in UK organizations”.
“Three-quarters of silicon.com’s 12-strong CIO Jury backed the view that the Linux desktop dream is dead”.
“At the moment there are too many options for the Linux desktop to support mass market tools”.
“It is not free, as you pay for the support and there are so many flavors that it dilutes any potential attractiveness”.
“Simply put, there are currently few business benefits that would justify such a switch from Microsoft to Linux for many IT departments”.
“My view–to have any chance of gaining ground, Linux has to get ahead, rather than always be a couple of years behind”.