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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. Linux on the desktop by Saiyine · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    I think it's not a problem of Vista "per se", but the outrageous hardware requirements it seems Vista will need.

    Microsoft better add a Low Spec Machines (with "low" meaning in fact meaning "normal") to the miriad of versions they have announced.

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