Novell Expects Vista to Spur Linux Adoption 444
It doesn't come easy writes "According to the Register, Novell expects the cost of upgrading to Vista will encourage many companies to turn to Linux instead. From the article: 'Jack Messman, chief executive of networking software vendor Novell says that 2006 will see widespread adoption of Linux on the corporate desktop. According to Messman the catalyst will be the release of Microsoft Windows Vista and the high costs associated with upgrading. Obviously, if they're right Novell hopes that turn will be toward SUSE Linux.'" We touched on this issue late last month, as well.
Goodbye C#, Hello C++ and GTK? (Score:3, Funny)
That doesn't make sense (Score:5, Funny)
Also, there won't be any retraining costs if you stick with Windows.
Microsoft buys a lot of good research, you folks should read it more often.
Breaking News (Score:1, Funny)
Oh well. At least it's good to hear the company that owns the copyright to UNIX is so gung ho about Linux.
Time to drag out this old chestnut: (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Won't happen until... (Score:5, Funny)
Ah yes, the old "mom's apple pie and corporate software install" argument. Because we all know that's how businesses test their operating systems.
IT Director: "Mother, can you come here please, we have a Linux distribution to test"
Mother: "Just a minute son, I'm ironing your father's shirt."
IT Director: "Mother, please! You know we have a billion dollar company to run here. Dad's shirt will just have to wait."
Mother: Well, if you say so, but just remember how upset he was about the Windows Vista chicken soup incident."
Yup, enlightenment from a Slashdot Microsoft shill. Worth every cent of the paper it's printed on...
5+ Informative?? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Goodbye C#, Hello C++ and GTK? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:5+ Informative?? (Score:3, Funny)
don't blame me. I modded it funny, but it said it was already at it's moderation limit or something. So now it is stuck as "informative" because no one can fix it via moderation.
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Re:Why Microsoft Wins... (Score:3, Funny)
More like vacations to illicitly fund and stockholders to serve.
Re:News? (Score:4, Funny)
The capcha for this AC post is "rectum," it's like Slashdot can read my mind.
Re:Less Functionality? (Score:3, Funny)
You are not only cutting into paid time that someone else paid you to work, you are cutting into the company's bandwidth.
And if you need to surf:
a)Tell the boss why you need that capability and how it relates to your job.
"the system that the fascist pigs forced on us."
I'll think I'll use this as a linux motto as my company.
And if the PHB doesn't happen to see reason and declines your god-given right to surf the internet and troll slashdot, quit and call in the swat team for crimes against humanity.
Re:I agree with this... (Score:1, Funny)