Desktop Linux is less expensive for schools to buy and less expensive for IT administrators to upgrade, |
Having had a monopoly over the desktop, Microsoft [Corp.] has had the advantage of forcing their standards on users, |
Not only does the technology need to be great, but it needs to be in the channel, ... This puts it in the channel. People need to be able to touch it, feel it, experience it. This is very important for Linux. |
This is very big for Linux, ... People want the value and the security. It is a viable alternative. For half the people out there, Linux would work for them. |