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Telstra Considers 45,000-Seat Linux Deployment

Posted by timothy on from the or-pretends-to-as-a-bargaining-chip dept.

stressky writes: "Looks like major Aussie telco Telstra are looking at deploying Linux as the new Standard Operating Environment across their 45,000 desktop LAN workstations." An anonymous reader offers evidence that Telstra isn't alone; apparently, many other Australian businesses are considering a similar switch.

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  1. maybe it's due to M$ licensing... by potcrackpot · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the article from Australian IT:

    The Australian IT reported on deep scepticism among corporate decision makers about Microsoft's Licensing 6.0, which took effect at the beginning of the month

    OK, sounds reasonable. However, when asked about this, M$ came up with (also from the Australian IT article):

    Microsoft product marketing manager Danny Beck said organisations had accepted the new licensing model and Windows server sales had enjoyed double-digit growth since 1999.

    This doesn't seem to tally. Perhaps he meant the middle finger on each hand?

  2. Games! by echophase · · Score: 4, Funny

    So they will have, what, 1 year of unprecidented employee productivity before all the popular games are ported to Linux.