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From: <Enterprise_Network_Management@itw.itworld.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:51 PM
Subject: 80/20 Rule for Desktops


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> ENTERPRISE NETWORK MANAGEMENT --- June 28, 2002
> Published by ITworld.com -- changing the way you view IT
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> HIGHLIGHTS
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> * The growth of Linux desktop alternatives has corresponded with
>   Microsoft's restrictive new licensing scheme.
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> 80/20 Rule for Desktops
> By James Gaskin
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> As Microsoft's licensing terms restrictions get closer, more desktop
> news demands some attention. By this time next year, Linux desktop
> alternatives will show serious market share (over 5 percent). In fact,
> Linux desktop share could overtake Macintosh share before next summer.
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> Why? Two big reasons. First, Microsoft's licensing lunacy aggravated
> more people than anyone, especially at Microsoft, expected. Second,
> Linux vendors now, or soon will, offer a desktop system perfectly usable
> by about 80 percent of computers users on the Internet. Red Hat pulls
> the most weight in Linux circles today, but all the Linux desktop
> implementations have value. By next year, desktop Linux systems will
> install faster and easier than Windows.
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> What do many people do all day on their computers? E-mail, Web access,
> and light word-processing. Add calendar and address book in there if you
> want, but many companies now provide those features on Web hosts rather
> than trust each user to backup and secure their own information.
>
> Linux systems have fine e-mail clients. Not Outlook, perhaps, but the
> viruses and management overhead required to support Outlook clients with
> Microsoft e-mail servers grows every day, and companies also want out
> from under that cloud. If you haven't noticed, Web-based e-mail solves
> many bandwidth and security issues, making a Web-hosted e-mail client
> more popular every day, even under Linux.
>
> The Netscape Web client suite comes with many Linux desktop
> distributions, and the Open Source community reworking Netscape through
> the Mozilla project just released some software. I'm using the Netscape
> 7.0 beta release, and find it more stable than Netscape 6.2 and Internet
> Explorer 5.5. Mark another Linux winner for the 80 percent group.
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> Light word processing, letters, and memos work quite well in smaller
> applications. Long documents, and those with macros (virus magnets), may
> need a stout application like Microsoft Word or Corel's WordPerfect, but
> few people really need the power. Most users never overwhelm the text
> editor in their e-mail client, and it already has a spell checker.
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> Even if you don't really want to move to Linux desktops, here's how to
> save some real money this summer. Before your Microsoft rep comes
> through with the bad news about your increased licensing cost, install a
> half-dozen Linux desktops. Parade the Microsoftie past these stations on
> the way to your meeting. Watch the licensing fee drop. Competition does
> wonderful things to prices.
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> About the author(s)
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> James E. Gaskin writes books, articles, columns, and jokes about
> technology and real life. A Dallas-area author and consultant, he has
> written seven networking books and co-authored three others. Check out
> http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a12 for a complete list
of books, including a humor
> book.
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> ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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> Why Linux Loaded Laptops Have Sold Poorly
> http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a2
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> Special report: Reactions to Microsoft's new software licensing policy
> http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a5
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> The Penguin and the Hare
> http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a4
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> Microsoft's license shift may boost Linux
> http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a6
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> MS moves to head off Linux desktop 'threat'
> http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a7
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> Desktop Linux at Last?
> http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a1
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