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Now is a particularly good time to ditch Windows for good, for workstations as well as servers. For instance, now that Microsoft stopped supporting Windows Server 2003 on July 13, you'll need to find something different to use for your servers. Whether it's switching from Windows Server 2003 to 2008 or to Linux-based servers--or changing out tired and faulty Windows Vista desktops for the alien Windows 7 or something more user-friendly--Linux provides you with freedom and freedom of choice.

You might believe that dumping Windows and switching to Linux is a difficult task, but the change in thought and the perception of that switch are the most difficult. If you've attempted an upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, you know what pain is.

Business owners find that Linux, for what was once a "niche" operating system, provides the necessary components and services on which many rely. Linux continues its entry into the world's largest data centers, onto hundreds of thousands of individual desktops, and it represents a near 100 percent domination of the cloud services industry. Take the time to discover Linux and use it in your business. Here are ten reasons to give Linux at least a second look:

Yahoo News has the details HERE!



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Looks like Dell is going in the other direction:
Has Dell Dropped Ubuntu Linux?



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Yeah, I saw that too....   disbelief

-- Edited by barney on Monday 26th of July 2010 06:20:08 PM

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I have to say Ubuntu works extremely well on the Dell Notebook we have...I think FF is faster in Linux than Windows.

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NicKnayme wrote:

I have to say Ubuntu works extremely well on the Dell Notebook we have...I think FF is faster in Linux than Windows.



I have to agree..... I also use Mint Linux that is Ubuntu with some refinements. Couldn't be happier with it!

 



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