My experience is, that the main reason for switching to XP from 2000 is for the familiarity of the users. Apart from not being supported/updated at some point in the near future, there's really no good reasons for a switch to XP.
For that reason, I reject the coorporate focus on computer desktop OS's and the focus on what companies want on their computers. It's not a question of security, and if it was a question of compatibility and standards, everyone would be using Apple or Linux.
As I see the twist, the hole coorporative element evolves around what their employees are accustomed to. Whatever a SA wants to run as a server, doesn't depend on their desktop OS's.
Sure point and click works out great on MS server and even better on Apple's, but most SA's uses scripts anyway. So it really doesn't matter what the server OS is.
Ubuntu is a nice step for Linux desktops, and I've switched myself, without being fanatic about it. It just suits my needs better than any other OS's I've tried.
The switch was even easier, with the help of automatix, I could get my daily routines working out of the box, with allmost no prior experience. It's not there yet, but the new version Dapper Drake 6.04(6.06) is even more userfriendly. At the moment you can actually boot the live cd and make a complete installation, while surfing the web, writing emails or whatever you want to to from the live cd, then restart and have a fully working Ubuntu system, dualboot or not.
There's even a script that will install most of the necessary things to get you going called bumps available on ubuntuforums, since automatix doesn't support Dapper. Still got the -force option though.
My point is, if the majority make a switch, the coorporate system will aswell. Theres pro's and con's about everything. It doesn't matter what the OS would be. And I'm pretty sure desktop OS has nothing to do with the choice of any company. If their users don't feel at home using it, they will switch.
Xgl and compiz could be the beginning of a complete new era of graphics on our desktops, and MS/Apple can hardly be expected to keep up with this progress, since so many very skillfull people help maintaining Linux. I've tried Linux many times since 1996 in various distros, but I have never seen such a helpfull community as the ubuntuforums. And I've never seen such a fascinating desktop system, as the combination of Xgl and compiz. /ahave
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My experience is, that the main reason for switching to XP from 2000 is for the familiarity of the users. Apart from not being supported/updated at some point in the near future, there's really no good reasons for a switch to XP.
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For that reason, I reject the coorporate focus on computer desktop OS's and the focus on what companies want on their computers. It's not a question of security, and if it was a question of compatibility and standards, everyone would be using Apple or Linux.
As I see the twist, the hole coorporative element evolves around what their employees are accustomed to. Whatever a SA wants to run as a server, doesn't depend on their desktop OS's.
Sure point and click works out great on MS server and even better on Apple's, but most SA's uses scripts anyway. So it really doesn't matter what the server OS is.
Ubuntu is a nice step for Linux desktops, and I've switched myself, without being fanatic about it. It just suits my needs better than any other OS's I've tried.
The switch was even easier, with the help of automatix, I could get my daily routines working out of the box, with allmost no prior experience. It's not there yet, but the new version Dapper Drake 6.04(6.06) is even more userfriendly. At the moment you can actually boot the live cd and make a complete installation, while surfing the web, writing emails or whatever you want to to from the live cd, then restart and have a fully working Ubuntu system, dualboot or not.
There's even a script that will install most of the necessary things to get you going called bumps available on ubuntuforums, since automatix doesn't support Dapper. Still got the -force option though.
My point is, if the majority make a switch, the coorporate system will aswell. Theres pro's and con's about everything. It doesn't matter what the OS would be. And I'm pretty sure desktop OS has nothing to do with the choice of any company. If their users don't feel at home using it, they will switch.
Xgl and compiz could be the beginning of a complete new era of graphics on our desktops, and MS/Apple can hardly be expected to keep up with this progress, since so many very skillfull people help maintaining Linux. I've tried Linux many times since 1996 in various distros, but I have never seen such a helpfull community as the ubuntuforums. And I've never seen such a fascinating desktop system, as the combination of Xgl and compiz.