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Novell Expects Vista to Spur Linux Adoption

Posted by Zonk on from the driving-them-into-the-arms-of-the-penguin dept.

It doesn't come easy writes "According to the Register, Novell expects the cost of upgrading to Vista will encourage many companies to turn to Linux instead. From the article: 'Jack Messman, chief executive of networking software vendor Novell says that 2006 will see widespread adoption of Linux on the corporate desktop. According to Messman the catalyst will be the release of Microsoft Windows Vista and the high costs associated with upgrading. Obviously, if they're right Novell hopes that turn will be toward SUSE Linux.'" We touched on this issue late last month, as well.

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  1. Re:We tried rolling out Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Hey, a new version of the "As a professional businesswoman" troll!! MS must be financing creative writing classes now.

    Of course, as a representative of your "company," "Maria," I would think that little things like grammar and spelling would be of some importance if you wanted to influence anyone on Slashdot, let alone in the business world.

    Remember, for a fantasy to be effective, it has to be believeable.

  2. Re:I hate to say it, but... by killjoe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "THERE SHOULD BE ONLY ONE APPLICATION FOR EVERY TASK! "

    Right, just like windows!. You should be able to use notepad, wordpad, microsoft word, and microfot publisher.

    THERE SHOULD ONLY BE FOUR APPLICATIONS FOR EVERY TASK.

    See because MS includes four applications to write a note (not countring outlook) nobody uses it. Windows will never take over the desktop until there is only one application for each task.

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  3. Re:I hate to say it, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    I go to Multimedia -> Volume control and I see NINE DIFFERENT VOLUME CONTROL APPLICATIONS
    Huh? We have Suse 9.3 installed on 35 different systems at work, and the only thing I have under Volume Control is "KMix." Maybe you should choose a default install next time, and not install every little thing (I only have OO.org under "Wordprocessor" too). DVD playback works good too, just add the pacman server and update (besides you have the MPAA to thank for this, it isn't the fault of Suse). I've never had Openoffice crash either, and I use it on a daily basis. So sounds to me like the PEBCAK.
  4. Re:I hate to say it, but... by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Where the hell have you been? SUSE Linux has always had a reputation for having more software packages than any other distro.

    And the substance of your bitching seems to be that you need to tweak the system a bit. If you want Windows for Dummies, try Linspire.

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  5. Re:I hate to say it, but... by jsymmetry · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Has there ever been a version of Windows known for being stable?

    And I very rarely see anyone using SUSE. Perhaps that's just coincidence, but Fedora Core and Debian and even Gentoo seem to be more popular.

    And yes, the lack of compatibility within all versions of Linux is it's worst problem. No Photoshop or Flash authoring products for Linux? Guess I have to use Mac or Win sometimes.

  6. New versions of Vista... by slashname3 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The plan to have so many versions of Vista with different costs for each and different capabilities will confuse everyone.

    Of course the names of the new versions of Vista will cause additional confusion:

    Debian
    Fedora
    RHEL
    Suse
    Mandrake
    Gentoo

  7. Re:News? by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    #1: $50 vs downloading the latest open source distro- gee, which do you think is cheaper?

    #2 rollback clause in the license- true for now, but there's also a "we may change the terms of this license at any time" clause in the license.

    #3- the only reason that the fresh start program exists is because 2 years ago the media made a huge stink about the BSA attacking a school for EXACTLY this. As soon as the heat dies down, the fresh start program will no longer exist.

    #4- you may know public schools, but I know private- Catholic schools get the crappiest donations around. And I've been a private schools tech coordinator since I was in high school- about 15 years now.

    #5 the commie bashing MicroSoft- probably has something to do with the fact that their CEO is paid very highly, and if minimum wage had risen the way CEO wages had in the United States in the last 20 years, the minimum wage would be $23.20/hr.

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