Vista Licensing Speeds Linux Move

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday October 1, 2005 @06:58AM from the here-comes-the-discount dept.

Stephen Samuel writes "Australia's NSW Office of State Revenue is speeding it's transition to a Linux desktop due in part to a lackluster interest in Microsoft's attempt to lock them into the Software Assurance Program, reports LinuxWorld. The agency's CIO and manager of client services both confirmed they would start scoping for a move to a Linux desktop within six months. Manager Pravash Babhoota seemed satisfied with a Linux move in their back office, citing Linux costs as being just over 1/6 the projected cost of a Windows upgrade, while processing doubled."

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I can see it now... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-01 07:01 · Score: 5, Funny

Ballmer just striped his shorts.

Microsoft is a company hell-bent on self destruction.
1. Re:I can see it now... by MassacrE · 2005-10-01 09:10 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Linux is *not* user friendly, and until it is linux will stay with >1% marketshare.
  Even if it got up to 50%, that would still be > 1%.
Re:Customer Lock-In by ben0207 · 2005-10-01 07:50 · Score: 5, Funny

" like they're playing chicken against a cement wall with a tank."

I'm not sure how many metaphors you got there, but it's probably too many.

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