I don’t really feel that it is a good comparison for Linux to challenge Vista. Both have their benefits while each has its own set of disadvantages. You know, much like XP and the current Linux distributions currently out there.

Another turbulent period of change is facing organisations over the next two years. Desktop roll-outs are one of the biggest and costliest headaches for any enterprise, and the prospect of another version of Windows is daunting.

At the Brainshare Novell user conference in Salt Lake City last month the company flagged the summer launch of version 10 of its SuSE Linux Enterprise operating system for servers and desktops. The company is positioning its Linux offering as a less complex alternative to the Vista release of Windows. Jack Messman, chief executive and president of Novell, said, “Microsoft’s Vista is going to require a big migration and more end-user training, and it makes sense that corporations will look at desktop Linux as an alternative now.” Source: ActiveWin

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