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"Broader acceptance will come gradually, however, as more and more reasonably priced technical workers become available to business."

Definitely.

As more and more people become accustomed to Linux, the fear factor, and cost factor involved with migrating from Windows to Linux will slowly evaporate, and actualy merits of the both platforms will be the deciding factor. IT staff knowlegable in UNIX type OS's are still rather scarce (this is the 'cost factor' I'm talking about) at this time.
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"We have no intention of switching to Linux,", now thats LOL  FilledOut | 08/30/04
Apple will never achieve mass market success...  vferrara | 08/30/04
The key...  toadlife | 08/30/04
there is another key factor...  ryusen | 08/30/04
I was thinking servers not desktops  toadlife | 08/30/04
re: I was thinking servers  cbradshaw@... | 08/31/04
Please explain  AmusedAtItAll | 08/31/04
I agree, but Apple did open their hardware to clones...  el1jones | 08/30/04
OSX on it's own might not make enough money  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
Why MS is where it is today.  Laff | 08/31/04
Integrated solutions = Better solution  ITGuy04 | 08/30/04
Apple has already achieved mass market success  balsover | 08/30/04
Who's wearing horse blinders?  vferrara | 08/31/04
really?  balsover | 08/31/04
The reason Apple will never break out  Hayvern | 08/31/04
No one said anything about server markets  balsover | 08/31/04
What about the Xserver line?  Laff | 08/31/04
Is "legacy" a plus in MS's favor or a bit PITA!?!  Laff | 08/31/04
I don't think so  lengua99 | 08/31/04
Apple Vs. Microsoft Myths  tic swayback | 08/31/04
Absolutely  lengua99 | 08/31/04
No LOL, just competition  Fred Fredrickson | 08/30/04
Everyone who chooses to love to hate MS  FilledOut | 09/02/04
LOL  gary.douglas@... | 08/31/04
Of course.  Heatlesssun | 08/30/04
heatlessfud  FreeBSD | 08/30/04
My facts come from Netcraft.COM!  Heatlesssun | 08/30/04
Top Servers say it all  FreeBSD | 08/30/04
Also...  FreeBSD | 08/30/04
Where did this list come from?  Heatlesssun | 08/30/04
...  FreeBSD | 08/30/04
2 billion in China, 1 billion in India  frdbadf@... | 08/30/04
MS server share  seosamh_z | 08/30/04
From Netcraft.com  Heatlesssun | 08/30/04
FreeBSD is er Free so doesn't show on "recent sales numbers published.."  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
Want to bet money on that?  lengua99 | 08/31/04
Slow and cautious  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Switch to BSD instead  toadlife | 08/30/04
Totally Agree  FreeBSD | 08/30/04
I second the motion....BSD is the best of all the flavors  itanalyst | 08/30/04
Best of all flavors huh?  toadlife | 08/30/04
How's progress  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
here you go...  FreeBSD | 08/30/04
what about software?  ryusen | 08/30/04
Oracle doesn't officially support BSD  toadlife | 08/30/04
You can always use Linux Compatibility  FreeBSD | 08/30/04
True but  toadlife | 08/30/04
Speaking of the Desktop  toadlife | 08/30/04
oh yeah...  toadlife | 08/30/04
Impressive  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
I meant 3.3  toadlife | 08/30/04
(NT) Uhh I meant 3.2 - I promise - really happy  toadlife | 08/30/04
One thing I couldn't get to run...  toadlife | 08/30/04
The last upgrade involved  rock06r | 09/01/04
I am a fan of BSD, but ...  Judas I. | 08/30/04
The stone around MS's neck.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
This can't be the real deal..  FreeBSD | 08/30/04
No clone, just common sense.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Twice in one day I agree with Ax!  drichards1953 | 08/30/04
RE: No Clone  Iain_Peters | 08/31/04
You are correct  Taz_z | 08/30/04
After rereading these posts, I am having a few 2nd thoughts  Taz_z | 08/30/04
Always is...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
always? not hardly...  ryusen | 08/30/04
One word.  none none | 08/31/04
It's SCARY I know.....:)  Laff | 08/31/04
Who are you, and what have you done with No_Ax? (NT)  WhoIsDaMan | 08/30/04
It must be "The Body Snatchers" (NT)  Plain Logic | 08/30/04
BD: Perhaps...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Ahhhhhh, I fell better now. . . Welcome back ! (NT)  Plain Logic | 08/30/04
Sometimes I wondered if you were merely being  The King's Servant | 08/31/04
Hmmm, I thought I was being even handed.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/31/04
I don't care what anyone says Axy you are a HOOT!  Laff | 08/31/04
Thanks Jim...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/31/04
Bingo! Somebody gets it...  tgrady | 08/31/04
Innovation  Linux_Developer | 09/01/04
As mentioned earlier; news from Pyongyang press again  cuboctahedron2004 | 08/30/04
This thinking always P1SSES ME OFF!  Cardinal_Bill | 08/30/04
You Just Answered the $64,000 Question  itanalyst | 08/30/04
Victims of their own success!  WhoIsDaMan | 08/30/04
Victims of their own success!  CodeBubba | 08/31/04
Where your missing it Bill...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Where the HECK do you get your info??  itanalyst | 08/30/04
Then you hang out with the rocket scientists  balsover | 08/30/04
uhhh.. what?  doh123 | 08/30/04
Talk about getting facts straight.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Then again...  Fred Fredrickson | 08/30/04
Ah Yes, No_Ax Likes To Have His Hand Held By The Paper Clip  itanalyst | 08/31/04
I truley feel sad for you sir.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/31/04
Brownian Motion  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
Easy!  Jomo_z | 08/30/04
I see you don';t have any skills.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Yep...huge success...  Cardinal_Bill | 08/30/04
You obviously lack basic Windows skills.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Peer-to-peer Intranet  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
Still too much.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Xandros has a wizard  Chad_z | 08/30/04
you're kidding, right?  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
I only wish!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Anyone who loggs onto our domain  The King's Servant | 08/31/04
Servant, you had me rolling!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/31/04
how how does a confusing wizard and wrong settings help?  hipparchus2000 | 08/31/04
Funny...We Apple user's have been saying that  Laff | 08/31/04
Wrong as usual, now this is the REAL Ax  sa_z | 08/31/04
"skilled" MS administrators = oxymoron  Richard Flude | 08/30/04
You state the situation nicely...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Costing them more than you think  Richard Flude | 08/30/04
Windows Administration  synthman_2000@... | 08/30/04
I forgot  synthman_2000@... | 08/30/04
Wow and you're prepared to restart your servers without being...  Richard Flude | 08/30/04
cook book computing  gsbtech | 08/30/04
You and that Yanks01 guy  Cardinal_Bill | 08/30/04
I didn't think I side-stepped the issue at all...  Richard Flude | 08/30/04
I'll drink to that!  tgrady | 08/31/04
IMHO, It's not ROI, or Cost, or Apps stopping the switch...  el1jones | 08/30/04
Yes, HA HA HA, you are correct sir...  Monkey_MCSE | 08/30/04
Helping you...  Jomo_z | 08/30/04
Well yeah, this is true...  Monkey_MCSE | 08/30/04
Semi-similar case for me minus the corruption  toadlife | 08/30/04
Now THAT's a good example. (NT)  el1jones | 08/31/04
Isn't that a bribe?  lengua99 | 09/01/04
If it ain't broke don't fix it principle  seosamh_z | 08/30/04
Objection your honor!  The King's Servant | 08/31/04
re: Moving from Windows to Unix  toadlife | 08/31/04
"Only" 5%  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
MS is opening the door to other OSs  Ken_z | 08/30/04
If Apple ever third sourced - maybe.  Rex1Ballard | 08/31/04
Microsoft will always spank Linux like a catholic schoolgirl on prom night.  chrislovesdana | 08/30/04
From the brilliance of your post.. I'm guess you did that 2 months ago..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/30/04
Re: Spanking the Catholic Schoolgirl on PromNight  Wizard57M | 08/30/04
yeah... Like LindowsOS  doh123 | 08/30/04
What does this mean?  JMusto | 08/30/04
Partly true...  tgrady | 08/31/04
Not charging for the OS or support?  Linux_Developer | 09/01/04
Just more news of Linux gaining ground.  DonnieBoy | 08/30/04
ASAP  RAnthony | 08/30/04
But you get to beta test those free worms, too! (NT)  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/30/04
I take it you must enjoy paying for them like all MS users are doing now???  sleepin'dawg | 08/30/04
And when Linux grows up...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
More to the Internet than just the desktop!  Zogg | 08/31/04
Dude...  tgrady | 08/31/04
re: When  Iain_Peters | 08/31/04
I don't agree.  Linux_Developer | 09/01/04
Not to worry folks, Xunil is a closet Windows user.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
some have more than one tool in their box  gsbtech | 08/30/04
Sprry, your wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
this a silly thread but  gsbtech | 08/31/04
You are right, it is silly.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/31/04
this a silly thread but  CodeBubba | 08/31/04
What, no Michigan Terminal System? (NT)  none none | 08/31/04
LMAO!!!  tgrady | 08/31/04
You wasting space again!  sa_z | 08/31/04
I've been thinking the same.  Linux_Developer | 09/01/04
"Get the Facts", Mr. Becker  jrbrtsn | 08/30/04
MS not afraid of change - the real reason  gsbtech | 08/30/04
Re: MS Not Afraid of Change-the real reason  Wizard57M | 08/30/04
didn't notice  gsbtech | 08/30/04
Sorry but no.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
Not quite.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Still not quite right.  The King's Servant | 08/31/04
Now there "IS" and idea.....hmmmmm?  Laff | 08/31/04
Ax im convinced your a total idiot!  sa_z | 08/31/04
Wow  lengua99 | 09/01/04
I feel for you and your lack of skills.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
I get the impression you don't know Windows very well!  B.O.F.H. | 08/30/04
if you have a windows domain....  toadlife | 08/30/04
That depends on a couple of factors...  B.O.F.H. | 08/30/04
Unix stuff?  toadlife | 08/31/04
Even with a Admin account CAN'T uninstall  V Sanders | 08/31/04
wrong  gsbtech | 08/31/04
You are funny  toadlife | 08/31/04
read and you might actually learn something  gsbtech | 08/30/04
What you think is impossible, isn't  toadlife | 08/30/04
Not an installation issue  gsbtech | 08/31/04
Privileges  tgrady | 08/31/04
Yes but..  gsbtech | 08/31/04
Starting to be really obvious...  boomslang_z | 08/30/04
Obvious you didn't read the thred.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
Some older applications can not run without admin rights!  B.O.F.H. | 08/30/04
Not only legacy apps  gsbtech | 08/31/04
what do you do for a living ax?  gsbtech | 08/31/04
Just for you...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/31/04
what staff?  gsbtech | 08/31/04
Whip me...beat me...make me write bad checks!  Laff | 08/31/04
The end is in site!!!  supoman | 08/30/04
Only if "in site" means 50+ years.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
No Service Packs, REcompile  synthman_2000@... | 08/30/04
heard of deb, rpm?  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
Clue for the clueless  Linux User 147560 | 08/30/04
And to prove my point  Richard Flude | 08/30/04
re: No service...  Iain_Peters | 08/31/04
MacOSX also in the Race  wildweaselmi | 08/30/04
Not in a hundred years.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
An increasing number do though!  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
True about the hardware lock in... but  el1jones | 08/31/04
Well not 100% accurate....  Laff | 09/01/04
Typical MS BS...  gtdworak | 09/07/04
Significant numbers  Chad_z | 08/30/04
Can you make a real point or is this just for your ears.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
point is dismissive language hides HUGE FACT  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
You have some funny math.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/30/04
untill major OEMs allowed to sell PCs WITHOUT a OS  V Sanders | 08/31/04
Dell.  Zogg | 08/31/04
Walmart are selling dirt cheap Linux PCs  hipparchus2000 | 08/31/04
Re: Significant Numbers  Wizard57M | 08/30/04
Linux, I still don't get it  synthman_2000@... | 08/30/04
really...  gsbtech | 08/30/04
Try getting some facts before making opinions then  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
VMS  gsbtech | 08/30/04
30000desktops??2000servers??33000devices?? You're kidding,Right??  sleepin'dawg | 08/30/04
Here ya go LinuxISO.org - A place to learn about, download, & discuss Linux  Squawkbox | 08/30/04
Hey Rip Van Winkle  Linux User 147560 | 08/30/04
Laugh at the clown  Richard Flude | 08/31/04
some good points  gsbtech | 08/31/04
re:  Iain_Peters | 08/31/04
Linux turning the corner ...  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
I wish...  gsbtech | 08/30/04
I understand ...  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
SATA is cool but......  sleepin'dawg | 08/30/04
SATA is cooler than you think ...  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
weaning yourself from windows  gsbtech | 08/31/04
Yup  George Mitchell | 08/31/04
watching and waiting patiently but skeptical  gsbtech | 08/31/04
It works for me ...  George Mitchell | 08/31/04
A correction about CPUs  CobraA1 | 08/31/04
MS and Intel approach  gsbtech | 08/31/04
try doing some bit testing on floats on intel and the PowerPC in assembler  hipparchus2000 | 08/31/04
Have to agree to some of what you said  John Zern | 08/31/04
but they can't manage it own their own  gsbtech | 09/01/04
Some of the WinBlows drivers suck  lengua99 | 09/01/04
Any advantage over WinME?  MottMC449 | 08/31/04
Depends what you want to use it for  Richard Flude | 08/31/04
Stability  CobraA1 | 08/31/04
If you have to ask..  gsbtech | 08/31/04
RE : Switching to Linux picks up steam  V Sanders | 08/31/04
What about Apple?  brucecomo | 08/31/04
Because Linux is "Free" as in speech  jrbrtsn | 08/31/04
opendarwin bsd  hipparchus2000 | 08/31/04
Free is part of it  Michael Kelly | 08/31/04
fear being locked in, and apple not so expensive  hipparchus2000 | 08/31/04
I've seen that in low end motherboards  lengua99 | 09/01/04
Headline: ZDNet Bought by National Enquire  charlesgoff | 08/31/04
I'm thinking of switching...  Rodo1 | 08/31/04
Its easy to test drive ...  George Mitchell | 08/31/04
Switching to Linux picks up steam  marty_mathieson@... | 08/31/04
What is the pricing for Longhorne?  John Zern | 08/31/04
If history is any guide  gsbtech | 09/01/04
What with the spam thing?  dellsbear | 09/07/04

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