Tuesday, September 13th, 2005, 6:59 am
Novell: Vista to Drive User to Linux
OVELL, makers of SuSE Linux, predict that Windows Vista will be the catalyst for many to migrate to Linux. This was argued explicitly last month in the light of outrageous hardware requirements, as well as the lack of features.
CEO of Novell, Jack Messman, was implicitly referring to issues such as the inability to uninstall all browsers from Windows, unlike, for instance, games and entertainment components. Internet Explorer, after all, is forged into the operating system.
Messman claimed that certain features of Office allowed employees to waste time at work by making it easy for them to browse non-work-related sites.
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Do you really want to pay for all the excess functionality in Windows that distracts your employees and reduces their productivity?
A few details on the release date are sure to confuse prospective users that still remain in the dark.
According to a recent report from Windows IT Pro, Windows Vista is due to ship on Dec. 7, 2006. However Microsoft has refused to confirm or deny the reports and continues to claim simply that Windows Vista will ship in the second half of next year.
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