FAA May Ditch Vista For Linux

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday March 7, 2007 @01:07AM from the hello-Google dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Another straw in the wind: following last week's news that the US Department of Transportation is putting a halt on upgrades to Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Internet Explorer 7, today comes word that the Federal Aviation Administration may ditch Vista and Office in favor of Google's new online business applications running on Linux-based hardware. (The FAA is part of the DOT.) The FAA's CIO David Bowen told InformationWeek he's taking a close look at the Premier Edition of Google Apps as he mulls replacements for the agency's Windows XP-based desktop computers. Bowen cited several reasons why he finds Google Apps attractive. 'From a security and management standpoint that would have some advantages,' he said."

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The problem with these stories is... by PietjeJantje · 2007-03-07 02:03 · Score: 0, Redundant

The problem with stories like "Foo may switch to Linux" is that it is now a standard deal negotiation tactic to in fact buy new Microsoft product licences. Or not. But the fact the guy doesn't switch but rather uses publicity to say he might switch, is a subtle hint.