| kowenicki said: @khuutra yes. I happen to own and run a company, do I want to be arsed asking for a tender for OP systems on my machines? No. Do i want to introduce new systems that I will have to train all my workforce to use? No. I want systmes that I KNOW will work, have total compatibility with all the apps I may buy and my workforce know and understand from the off. @Khuutra Are you serious or do you live in a fluffy utopia? |
Certain Linux distros are more similar to XP than Vista is. So using Linux requires less retraining for the average user (except of the network admins). Certainly OpenOffice is more similar to Office 2003 than Office 2007 is.
Why wouldn't you seek alternatives when you know the alternatives are FREE, and would therefore save thousands of dollars a year or more depending on company size? And that they also come with thousands of other free apps which replace your current expensive ones? The average corporate computer user requires basic office and e-mail. The competition does that equally well, and any specialised apps can be virtualised in a single copy of XP on one computer.
And finally, suppose MS doubles their prices tomorrow (according to Dell Windows 7 will be significantly more expensive than either XP or Vista even after inflation). If you just blindly buy it regardless that gives them license to charge whatever they want. You're happy with that?
