Re: The thing about Linux Desktop
Wasn't there a very high return on Linux boxes when they started selling them on the highstreet?
People don't like change and moving from Windows to Linux is a kick in the nuts. Its horrible to get used to. You also have to learn all new programs as most wont run on Linux. For a small fee the user can stick with windows and be happy. That is why Linux doesn't sell.
You also have to:
retrain Staff to use the OS
Retrain staff to use the Open office or some half baked option
Retrain other companies when office wont open the files that came from that software, or they look like crap.
Hire more expensive staff to maintain it.
Custom build all of your software because no one supports it on the desktop.
It goes on and on. No one produces software for it, no knows how to use it, no one wants the hassle of learning how to use it to save a tiny cost in the grand scale of things.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
