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Linux Usage in the UK

Posted by michael on from the penguins-in-peterborough dept.

pdajames writes "Techies don't seem to understand that businesses want to have a support contract with their usual supplier before they will buy Linux, even though the likelihood is that they may never need support. A survey in the UK showed that support concerns were the No. 1 factor keeping companies from investing in open source software."

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  1. Some companies aren't scared of it. by caluml · · Score: 3, Informative
    Some companies aren't scared of it.

    It's just a case of time before everyone else gets in on it.
    Of course there are still those companies that will always eat the dog food they're given, rushing to pull the money out of their pockets.

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  2. IBM does sell support. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    And they have for years.

    IBM will sell you worldwide, 24x7x365 support for Linux.