<br><br>This is an issue that I have been thinking about. The usual scenario is that companies see value in implementing a Linux based solution. However, the in-house IT staff is not able to deliver a good solution due to lack of Linux/FOSS technical skills and the management steps in to revert to a "known good solution" --- Windows.<br>
<br><br>Linux gets bad mouthed for no reason at all. The management is not aware of the technical issues and perceives that Linux as a solution failed.<br><br>The unfortunate result is that Linux is unable to get introduced in the enterprise especially the SME sector.<br>
<br>Asaf<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Ian Petersen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ispeters-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org">ispeters-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
This link came through an internal mailing list at work today:<br>
<a href="http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9667184" target="_blank">http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9667184</a><br>
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Summary: Lady wants to go back to school, so buys a computer from<br>
Dell. The sales guy encourages her to choose Ubuntu over Windows.<br>
She discovers Ubuntu "won't work" and drops out of school.<br>
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Sounds like user error to me (she claimed that Ubuntu couldn't get on<br>
the net with Verizon), but it's still probably bad press for Ubuntu.<br>
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Ian<br>
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