looky what i got from one of my mailing lists, i only deleted the sponsored ads they were not for M$: ----- Original Message ----- From: Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:51 PM Subject: 80/20 Rule for Desktops > > > ENTERPRISE NETWORK MANAGEMENT --- June 28, 2002 > Published by ITworld.com -- changing the way you view IT > http://www.itworld.com/newsletters > ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ > > HIGHLIGHTS > > * The growth of Linux desktop alternatives has corresponded with > Microsoft's restrictive new licensing scheme. ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > > 80/20 Rule for Desktops > By James Gaskin > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ > > About the author(s) > ------------------- > 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. > ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ > > ADDITIONAL RESOURCES > > Why Linux Loaded Laptops Have Sold Poorly > http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a2 > > Special report: Reactions to Microsoft's new software licensing policy > http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a5 > > The Penguin and the Hare > http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a4 > > Microsoft's license shift may boost Linux > http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a6 > > MS moves to head off Linux desktop 'threat' > http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a7 > > Desktop Linux at Last? > http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a1 > ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ > > ITWORLD.COM NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE > > Index of Enterprise Network Manager > http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a11 > > Brewing Java Trouble > http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a8 > > Synchronization Simplicity > http://itw.itworld.com/GoNow/a14724a60762a100254133a9 > ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ > CONTACTS > > * Editorial: Andrew Santosusso, Newsletter Editor, > andrew_santosusso@itworld.com > * Advertising: Clare O'Brien, Vice President of Sales, > clare_obrien@itworld.com > * Career Corner: Janis Crowley, Vice President/General Manager, IDG > Recruitment Solutions, janis_crowley@itcareers.net > * Other inquiries: Jodie Naze, Senior Product Marketing Manager, > jodie_naze@itworld.com > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ > > PRIVACY POLICY > > ITworld.com has been TRUSTe certified > http://www.itworld.com/Privacy/ > > Copyright 2002 ITworld.com, Inc., All Rights Reserved. > http://www.itworld.com > > > > **SEND TO A FRIEND** > Share this email with a friend! 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