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Linux & the Business Desktop
Ulwarth writes: "Desktop Linux is running a feature documenting a mid-sized company switching to Linux on the desktop, like the City of Largo but this time in a corporate environment. Proof that it can be done - at least for businesses which need only the 'standard' office apps."
"Today, the vast majority of document exchange is electronic; the paperless office has (more or less) been achieved"
The paperless office is no where near being achieved.
"will allow businesses to rid themselves of an older, less functional technology (proprietary software)"
More crap. How is MS Office less functional than StarOffice?
"and we're doing business just as well (and arguably better) than before."
what proof do you have of this?
This who article has about as much credience as a paper on Microsoft's site extolling the virtues of their products.
They wanted to save money and so they did. But let me point out that 60% of Open Source developers remain unemployed. If everyone was using free and open source software, not many people would be able to make a living by producing software.