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Finally, a report that actually makes some sense

It's nice to see a report that actually makes some sense. Some very valid key points in this report that I agree with 100%:

You can't drive a Linux implementation based on 'you love Linux' or 'you hate Microsoft'."

Zealots take note of the above please...

"the real issue is how to keep [Windows] secure in the first place--and the cost associated with that".

The cost of which will come down if:

Vile believes the Windows security concerns are valid - especially that the costs for securing the operating system are high. Still, he notes Windows is improving, pointing to security enhancement with Service Pack 2, for example. "There are less and less reasons to move away from Windows as time goes on," he said.

The old chestnut of security IS being addressed. How long will it be before Windows security is on par with any other OS? - Not long if this report is anything to go by.

"If Linux were on 50 per cent of desktops it would become much bigger target [for hackers and virus writers]."

How many times has this point been raised? Would its [linux] perceived security be as high once the hackers got a good hold on it?

"We don't anticipate some big tipping point where Linux will go to significant penetration. It will happen gradually. And it will be limited to the exception rather than the rule."

Which is exactly what most of us that are not Linux fanatics have been saying on ZDNet for quite some time now.

According to Quocirca's Vile, many of the survey respondents who lacked hands-on Linux experience "tend to think [Linux] is only usable for power users, people who are highly [computer] literate. [But] it's completely opposite--that's the last person to deploy Linux to."

So don't deploy Linux to anyone who is experienced or computer literate? Surely this is incorrect. Linux is no harder or easier than Windows to use, now that Gnome and KDE are making the X environment so similar to Windows.

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