Microsoft Claims 3.3 million NetWare Migration Win

Anonymous Coward writes "For the second year in a row, Microsoft has waited for Novell's annual BrainShare show to start before claiming a huge customer migration win off NetWare and onto Windows. According to this article Microsoft says that there were more than 1.8 million successful commercial sector migrations in 2005 alone, and a total of 3.3 million customers migrated over the past two years. It has also launched a new program to lure customers in the education and state and local government sectors off NetWare and onto Windows." Novell's comments are enlightening about where they see themselves within the market.

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Re:Welcome to 2006!

[The Spoonman]

Why leave if its better and cheaper to administrate?

Because it's not. Windows is install and forget. Netware required so much attention.

People wonder why Windows remains king over Linux and I think its corporate America's view that one vendor should decide everything for them as a way to cut down on costs. Meanwhile they are being robbed and price gouged.

No, it's probably got more to do with the fact that corporate america wants to actually move forward with technology, rather than continue to kludge the same 1979 OS over and over again in the hopes that someday, SOMEDAY, it might be able to match Windows-based offerings. Oh, and BTW, very few businesses are "married" to one vendor. I've been to manys a requirements meeting where it's discussed which direction to travel. Windows just generally provides the greatest amount of flexibility, performance, security and stability with the least amount of administrative setup. It's usually an easy sell when someone on our Unix team tells a project manager that they can have a machine ready for them in three weeks from when it comes in the door, and the Windows engineers tell them they can do it in three days.

Have you seen the price of MS Office? What is Apple's office suite? $79?

And? have you seen the difference in capabilities? You can buy a used Yugo for about $200, but if you really want to get places is it really going to be your first choice? You can't buy everything on price and expect to save money.

They get what they deserve. I just hope the rest of the world such as Europe and South America dont drink the MS coolaid as much.

When they finally get computers in those areas, I'm sure Linux usage will just skyrocket!

(For those who don't get it, I was making fun of him, not Europe or SA. I'm fully aware they're technologically advanced.)