Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 8th Dec 2006 21:24 UTC
OS X is more appealing to enterprises as a desktop operating system than ever before and although it is unlikely to take market share away from Windows, the Mac could reduce the number of Linux-based desktops, according to research group Gartner. In a report published by Gartner this week titled Enterprise Mac Clients Remain Limited, but Apple's Appeal is Growing, analysts Michael Silver, Neil MacDonald, Ray Wagner and Brian Prentice, said that administrators will most likely have to prepare for more Mac systems in their environment even though OS X is "not a suitable enterprise wide platform". Ars weighs in on the issue as well.
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Member since:2006-04-21
when it comes down to it, FSF and GNU don't own nothin'
Fujitsu, Dell, and Gateway don't "own" PC technology either; nor do Penguin or Collins "own" paper technology. All five companies manage to be profitable nonetheless. There's a lesson their that proprietary software companies don't want to learn, and the sooner they do (or it bites them in the ass if they don't), the better.
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2005-07-11
So do I. I also happen to use MS and a bunch of embedded speciality solutions. It's really about the right tool for the right job.
If you really want to get into a pissing match, let me ask you where linux stands in industrial control software. Where is linux in the real time market? Where is linux in the office market?
Linux is a rad tool and runs on my personal desktop at home, but when it comes down to it, FSF and GNU don't own nothin' and there are better solutions out there in a lot of markets that linux hasn't even scratched the surface on.