Linux for the Rest of Us (Business 2.0)
Business 2.0 has run an
article on desktop Linux. "
In place of familiar Redmond brands like Outlook, Excel, and Explorer (for e-mail, spreadsheets, and Web browsing), [Zumiez] technology director Lee Hudson has store clerks and managers tooling around on programs called Ximian Evolution, Gnumeric, and Mozilla. The names might sound like Zumiez's myriad skater brands, but they stand for something a tad more radical: the possibility that, at least in some markets, Linux is finally becoming a viable alternative to Microsoft products on commonplace PCs."