There exists a growing niche for a Linux Desktop distribution. The niche is being created by Microsoft's dividing the desktop market between those who will follow Microsoft and those who are hesitating, see no benefit and are even alarmed with Microsoft's plans. Critics of Linux often point out major areas where Linux lacks what corporate and government IT shops need. I summarize the majority of those criticims as being issues of how to install and support Linux on the desktops of hundreds or thousands of end user workstations without retraining those hundreds or thousands of users. Corporate and governement IT are many times the wiser from bad upgrade experiences. They are extremely cautious.
Does IBM recognize this niche and does IBM have any plans to market a Linux Desktop distribution?
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There exists a growing niche for a Linux Desktop distribution. The niche is being created by Microsoft's dividing the desktop market between those who will follow Microsoft and those who are hesitating, see no benefit and are even alarmed with Microsoft's plans. Critics of Linux often point out major areas where Linux lacks what corporate and government IT shops need. I summarize the majority of those criticims as being issues of how to install and support Linux on the desktops of hundreds or thousands of end user workstations without retraining those hundreds or thousands of users. Corporate and governement IT are many times the wiser from bad upgrade experiences. They are extremely cautious.
Does IBM recognize this niche and does IBM have any plans to market a Linux Desktop distribution?