Sure, lots of companies still use Win2000 or WinXP. But Vista is a bad business move that no is moving to.
As a result companies are now considering using a GNU/Linux system on there desktops, they save money on the software and hardware.
If I remember correctly Xandros has a pretty decent desktop that's made to give a familiar feel to Windows and works nicely in a small business or home environment.
If Microsoft will probably do a lot for the FOSS community promoting the GNU/Linux desktop environment, but at the same time make back that profit they're loosing for it not being there system on the desktops.
I hate Microsoft, my father hates Microsoft, my late Grandfather hated Microsoft (MS-DOS), but they aren't out to get rid of Linux (yet), just take advantage and milk it until it's nothing more than a few hippies like myself protesting closed source code.
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Microsoft has realized something.
They're loosing the business desktop.
Sure, lots of companies still use Win2000 or WinXP. But Vista is a bad business move that no is moving to.
As a result companies are now considering using a GNU/Linux system on there desktops, they save money on the software and hardware.
If I remember correctly Xandros has a pretty decent desktop that's made to give a familiar feel to Windows and works nicely in a small business or home environment.
If Microsoft will probably do a lot for the FOSS community promoting the GNU/Linux desktop environment, but at the same time make back that profit they're loosing for it not being there system on the desktops.
I hate Microsoft, my father hates Microsoft, my late Grandfather hated Microsoft (MS-DOS), but they aren't out to get rid of Linux (yet), just take advantage and milk it until it's nothing more than a few hippies like myself protesting closed source code.