| What's Keeping Linux Off Desktops? [PCWorld] |
Dec. 10, 2002
Companies says PIM applications (calendars, meeting software etc.) are lacking in the Linux desktop -- perhaps deterring migration according to this report from Todd R. Weissof, Computerworld, for PCWorld . . .
" . . . The vision of running Linux on corporate desktops has gained ground during the past 18 months, as full-featured office productivity software has become a reality and improvements have been made to the Linux kernel and to installation and administration tools . . . "
"Shawen Donnellan, director of software development at Amherst Corporate Computer Sales & Solutions in Merrimack, New Hampshire, said about 10 percent of the PC reseller's several thousand customers have asked about Linux, partly because of increased costs for Windows licenses. But many efforts to migrate have faltered because of a lack of collaboration, calendaring, and scheduling software for Linux, he said . . . "
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