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More examples of businesses that quietly move to GNU/Linux:
Running Only on Open-Source Software
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| Open-source software has found increasing acceptance within IT for
| infrastructure application - but many may still wonder, 'Is it possible to
| run a company almost entirely with open-source offerings?'
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| [...]
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| Although Smartleaf has about twice as many Linux desktops as Windows ones, "I
| have an assistant who spends about one-third of their time fixing
| miscellaneous problems with the Windows desktops. The Linux ones only need
| about an hour a week," Ritter said.
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http://www.midmarket.eweek.com/c/a/News/Running-Only-on-Open-Source-Software/
GNU/Linux for most developers at Fox News (simply because it's better):
Ubuntu’s Hardy Heron nests at Fox News
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| “Most of our developers actually run Ubuntu, so we’re definitely focused on
| correcting [the problem],” he wrote, according to the ERACC Web Log.
|
| [...]
|
| Move over, Windows … Ubuntu wants more room in the nest.
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http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/07/ubuntus-hardy-heron-nests-at-fox-news/
There are other examples of businesses that move to Linux desktops (one recent
example below).
Recent:
Mercian Labels stuck on open source software
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| A Cannock company has labelled open source software 'the future' after
| turning its back on the big brands.
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| Mercian Labels, based in Watling Street supplies products including barcode,
| security and hologram labels to a wide variety of SMEs across the UK.
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http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/e-business/2008/04/14/mercian-labels-stuck-on-open-source-software-65233-20764289/
Related:
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| Mercian Labels has commenced its migration away from Microsoft to Open
| Source software because of reliability and upgrade cost concerns
|
| Mercian labels did a full cost benefit analysis of the 6 month
| migration project for a 20 person SME business, and believe that the
| return on investment will be about 1 year, accounting for internal
| development costs, hardware, consultancy and staff retraining
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http://www.prleap.com/pr/69855/
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