11-07-2002, 03:49 PM
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Originally posted by andrewas:
Neb, sad to say, but there is no way ever that M$ can be got rid of. Look at the average company network. You have various M$ office documents - a pain to convert, but not impossible. Then you have your applications, often costing thousands. Assuming you can find non-M$ equivalents for them all, you still have a substantial re-train cost to pay.
My company is on the verge of doing just that. We have managed to get Linux running everything that used to be MS controlled and with just a few wrinkles left to iron out we could be M$ free within 18 months...but more likely 36 due to budgeting issues.
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