 The problem with Linux
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Over at ZDNet Australia, Steven Deare asks a very pertinent question about why the decision by Kennards Hire to switch from Windows to Linux on all of it’s desktops has sadly remained inconspicuous:
Why has the country’s biggest known desktop Linux implementation gone relatively unpublicised for so long? This week I wrote about Kennards Hire’s project to migrate its whole IT infrastructure to Linux. The project should be a milestone reference point for vendors like Novell and Sun who keep telling us Linux is ready for the desktop, despite a dearth of local customers.
You’d think that this was indeed a golden opportunity for the major vendors to prove that Linux is ready for the desktop in a business environment.
Based on our experience, the only problem with Linux is the perception that it’s not as “good” as Windows. And the only way to change that is through more effective marketing and self-promotion.
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