[Sussex] The Indie recommends Linux!

[nik at wired4life.org]

Happy New year all..

Somewhere in this thread someone said....

"The range of business applications is still limited"

So this leads me to a question about what assumptions are being made about
applications which are most to run a business.

If I look at 3a's  client base I can say that of a sample set of
over 500 users there are 100% of users who use a Wordprocessor and Email
as their priimary business function.


A very small percentage of those users use accounts packages.

A very small percentage fo those users use graphics packages.


All of them need to be able to print and most of them need internet
access from their desktop.


So in the quesiton The range of business applications being limited what
applications for business have  I left out ?


ive been flamed at in the past for suggesting that a whole business
could be transferred to running linux at the desktop and server. It has
however not stopped 3a or other companies from doing it.

Users "believe" its neccessary to work to have shared calendars in side
a email client yet when the see the benefits in lack of viruses and
business intereupption and downtime at their own desktops they soon feel
they have a benefit.

I know of some city dealers who have now switched to using Mac
Powerbooks because they are just fed up with windows. They expressed
satisfaction at having the range of business applications they needed
without the constant virus and interupption threats.


So back to the question...


Are the range of business applications still limited, or are the
limitations with the users and the determination of business to change ?




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