Gvt. & and computers what
a frightening thought !
As for Linux in enterprise environments ~ why not: It's not "advertising" to validate Linux
scales very well, & now deployed on terabyte capable servers
What is encouraging -when Mgt has good insights & supports the "troops on the battle-ground"
http://www.linux.com/feature/62285Ease of maintenance: While the below article was explaining how Gentoo had unique strengths,
it's applicable to alI Linux good practices: Bearing in mind, home use is vastly different to business requirements
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7438It is true, Microsoft does have excellent server models , but as R1-af explained, they can well afford to
give "deals" to lock in licensing /deployment - w/rigorous restrictions on future use
Consulting firms depend on that principle - support costs after purchace
In Redmond's case - the software is NOT owned by the end-user
Rather it is governed by their own EULA fine print
For a market/supply system to work, competition must be allowed
As the world moves further towards "globalization" - choice becomes scarce, innovation stifled
In many nations, Gvt. "watchdogs" rubber-stamp rate increases - defend decisions on "growth" of economy
