On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:31:21 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> ____/ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Thursday 16 April 2009 13:48 :
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>> <Quote>
>> Windows Vista's left such a bad taste in the mouth it's become one
>> reason most organizations won't be moving to Windows 7 next year.
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>> A poll of 1,100 Windows customers has found 84 per cent won't be
>> adopting the successor to Windows Vista during the next twelve
>> months....
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>> One reason companies won't move to Windows 7 is concern among
>> businesses that their favorite software and hardware won't be
>> compatible with the new operating system....
>>
>> For Microsoft, Windows Vista's opened the door to alternative operating
>> systems.
>>
>> This year's Kace survey - the third - found half considering an
>> alternative to Windows, the largest ever proportion and up from 42 per
>> cent and 44 per cent in the last two years' polls. The number who
>> actually made the switch hit 14 per cent, up from nine and 11 per cent
>>
>> Macs, meanwhile, are emerging as an alternative and establishing a firm
>> presence in mainstream businesses outside the traditional niche of
>> design shops or departments. More than 10 per cent of systems inside
>> businesses are Macs thanks to what Kace called the consumerization of
>> IT. That's thanks to a large number of IT people graduating from
>> college having used a Mac and bringing their skills and experience into
>> the workplace.
>>
>> Kace also noted an apparent upsurge in use of Ubuntu at the possible
>> expense of Red Hat and SuSE Linux. ® </Quote>
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>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/14/windows_7_rollout_delay/
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> Delay means "we put it on the ice and look at other things."
>
> Mac OS X does not run on existing PCs except Apple's (which are
> expensive and prone to breakage).
>
> I've heard of Linux companies that sign a lot of contracts recently.
> There's also this:
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> System76: Ubuntu PC Maker’s Revenue Up 61 Percent
> http://www.workswithu.com/2009/04/15/system76-ubuntu-pc-makers-revenue-
up-61-percent/
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> Maybe they can employ Gary and D00fie?
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Is any company that desperate they would employ those two dickheads?
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