Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on June 23, 2004 05:01 PM
Longhorns minimum system requirements (4-6 Ghz Dual-Core CPU, 2Gb RAM) will be way, way above the spec of about 90% of PCs still in use by companies. In my workplace, PCs built to run NT are common (running XP - slowly). Will companies be willing to meet hardware upgrade costs as well as the licences for Longhorn? We need to emphasise the ability of Linux to run on older hardware so that come upgrade time (when XP/2k/NT are scrapped), companies will realise they only need to buy Linux rather than Longhorn AND new hardware.
I wonder if this is why Billy Gates is bleating on about "free hardware"?
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What happens when Longhorn comes out?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on June 23, 2004 05:01 PMI wonder if this is why Billy Gates is bleating on about "free hardware"?
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