Linux Usage in the UK

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Posted by michael on Saturday June 28, 2003 @10:13AM 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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Noooooooo.....can't....resist.... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-28 10:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

FP!
MOD PARENT UP INSIGHTFUL by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-28 10:29 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This post is just the plain truth.
Get an Apple by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-28 10:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic

MacOSX ain't Linux, but it's as f**ken close as you'll get!

And the hardware components are tested to work with each other aswell...so your scanners will work without employing the biggest nerd on the block!
1. Re:Get an Apple by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-28 10:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  but what happens if they ain't homosexual ?
DON'T READ THIS TRIPE ! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-28 10:48 · Score: -1, Offtopic

This person has cut and pasted this crap from previous posts!

Just baiting people, don't waste your time.
Re:I blame the British 'techie' environment. by Omicron32 · 2003-06-28 10:53 · Score: 0, Offtopic

National Diploma?

What did you get in english? :P
DON' READ THIS, NOT ORIGINAL (POSTED BEFORE) by wukie · 2003-06-28 10:53 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This ANONYMOUS COWARD is spreading FUD.

THEN he replies to himself saying it's true.
Re:I blame the British 'techie' environment. by Alan+Partridge · 2003-06-28 11:02 · Score: 0, Offtopic

"must try harder"

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Re:Nudge, Nudge by Trolling4Dollars · 2003-06-28 11:31 · 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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