The Summer Of Desktop LinuxHeather Clancy detects a groundswell: "With its history with the VAR channel, this could be Novell's chance to change the dialogue. You'll also be hearing plenty in the next month from Xandros, which is prepping the launch of its consumer desktop in mid-June (to be followed in September by the business edition) and Red Hat, which has desktop aspirations of its own plus an ambition to connect with VARs and other solution providers aside from its traditional ISV supporters." It's a multi-desktop world. As Robert Faletra says, if you're not ready to discuss Linux with your customers, someone else will be. Posted by Joe Caponi at 06:55 AM, May 25, 2006 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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