Bake-Off: 4 Linux Desktops Tackle The Enterprise (CRN)

Bake-Off: 4 Linux Desktops Tackle The Enterprise (CRN)

Posted Mar 26, 2007 17:25 UTC (Mon) by markhb (guest, #1003)
In reply to: Bake-Off: 4 Linux Desktops Tackle The Enterprise (CRN) by bk
Parent article: Bake-Off: 4 Linux Desktops Tackle The Enterprise (CRN)

One thing worth pointing out is the target audience for CRN, which stands for Computer Reseller News: computer retailers, especially smaller ones and the beige-box guys. So the POV of their articles tends not to revolve around the user experience, but more around "how can the reader make (more) money selling this stuff?" So points about installing Flash, etc. drive two issues: how much effort will the VAR have to expend configuring the install image for some particular contract, and how much will supporting Linux drive up support labor costs?

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