Posted by: Administrator
on March 11, 2005 01:16 AM
I understand this is a linux thread and a well written article on migration. Kudos. But it's enlightening also to see just where Linux is in terms of being a viable desktop.
When I read the sidebar and they talked about moving to PINE to focus the users on email content, I just about fell out of my chair. I understand wanting to get away from MS. I understand the value of open source and industry standards and the dangers of homogenous systems (read: virus vulnerability), but going backwards isn't necessary.
There is already an option for enterprises that don't want per-seat license fees. And that same option which runs UNIX (Apache, SQL, PHP), runs all the end user apps as well - MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Filemaker. (without emulation environments, mind you) Not to mention the industry leading video editing app, Final Cut Pro, the mind-boggling iLife suite, and the best web browser available today. Of course, if you need to run Windows, you can run any flavor (or mnay simultaneously) with Virtual PC in an emulated environment.
Once this article got down to the application support - Mail, Calendar, PIM, Database, Video, Browsers, IM, Filesharing, Backup, I saw the options as extremely limiting for the end user and it reminded me of the early days when PCs only ran DOS and making a word bold in a word processor was impressive. Meanwhile my Mac & I were inserting graphics that I drew into my word processing docs and listening to it speak my docs back to me. People didn't recognize it then - not until MS made a lame knock-off.
Mac OSX already supports windows file & print sharing out of the box, has built-in support for thousands of printers, digital cameras, and foreign languages. It instantly discovers & joins wireless networks, and then switches automatically to wired networks without user configuration if that's what's available.
It's time to take the blinders off of this industry. Apple's already there. If you're thinking about *forward* migration, you should be looking at Apple.
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Posted by: Administrator on March 11, 2005 01:16 AMWhen I read the sidebar and they talked about moving to PINE to focus the users on email content, I just about fell out of my chair. I understand wanting to get away from MS. I understand the value of open source and industry standards and the dangers of homogenous systems (read: virus vulnerability), but going backwards isn't necessary.
There is already an option for enterprises that don't want per-seat license fees. And that same option which runs UNIX (Apache, SQL, PHP), runs all the end user apps as well - MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Filemaker. (without emulation environments, mind you) Not to mention the industry leading video editing app, Final Cut Pro, the mind-boggling iLife suite, and the best web browser available today. Of course, if you need to run Windows, you can run any flavor (or mnay simultaneously) with Virtual PC in an emulated environment.
Once this article got down to the application support - Mail, Calendar, PIM, Database, Video, Browsers, IM, Filesharing, Backup, I saw the options as extremely limiting for the end user and it reminded me of the early days when PCs only ran DOS and making a word bold in a word processor was impressive. Meanwhile my Mac & I were inserting graphics that I drew into my word processing docs and listening to it speak my docs back to me. People didn't recognize it then - not until MS made a lame knock-off.
Mac OSX already supports windows file & print sharing out of the box, has built-in support for thousands of printers, digital cameras, and foreign languages. It instantly discovers & joins wireless networks, and then switches automatically to wired networks without user configuration if that's what's available.
It's time to take the blinders off of this industry. Apple's already there. If you're thinking about *forward* migration, you should be looking at Apple.
Just MHO.
-Ark
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