Vista Licensing Speeds Linux Move

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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Re:Customer Lock-In

[bleaknik]

I'm not saying I like IE, but Mozilla isn't without it's flaws, either. Open source may be the "devil" for Ballmer, but there are reasons (as shallow as they may be) for Microsoft to stick with IE.