Hi Janina, Well, I'm rather gratified to know that some people are just plain smart! I mean, uh, well, Linux is free! Yes, it does require a bit more expertise, and that might not necessarily fit for the smallest of business users, but for medium-sized business and large corporations, it makes perfect sense. I mean, larger companies can install Linux on mission-critical machines, pay a bit more for the expertise to operate those systems, and still come out cheaper than the expensive, per-seat licensing of Microsoft!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 1:34 PM Subject: They're in the money > The skies are sunny > They've got a lot of what it takes ... > > > >From today's NewsBytes: > > > LINUX ACCOUNTS FOR $2 BILLION OF HP's SALES > Carly Fiorina, the chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, the world's top > seller of personal computers, says that the Linux operating system now > accounts for fully $2 billion of HP sales. That $2 billion figure contrasts > with virtually no sales at all a mere five years ago. Of course, the > increasing importance of Linux goes beyond HP, and market research groups > such as IDC say that Linux installations grew 35% last year, in spite of > the fact that corporate information technology budgets were in most cases > flat or declining. (Reuters/San Jose Mercury News 21 Jan 2003) > http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4996371.htm > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
