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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. Re:I blame the British 'techie' environment. by Omicron32 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    National Diploma?

    What did you get in english? :P

  2. DON' READ THIS, NOT ORIGINAL (POSTED BEFORE) by wukie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This ANONYMOUS COWARD is spreading FUD.

    THEN he replies to himself saying it's true.

  3. Re:I blame the British 'techie' environment. by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "must try harder"

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  4. Re:Nudge, Nudge by Trolling4Dollars · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Dont' like Eddie Izzard myself. Too mod. But I do like Peter Cook and oh what's his name... hrmmmm... the guy with the curly hair on Jonathan Creek. Oh well. Not all of us yanks are that limited.

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