jtd wrote:
Unless your vendor is really trying to build and grow a business, it's just a matter of time before M$ sucks out whatever measly profits he makes from selling machines.
What will help is practical case reports on _small_ offices that have started doing all their M$ based tasks alternatively in Linux. Here is the list below.
1. Accounting in Tally. 2. Photoshop for image editing. Co-ordinating data files with customers and suppliers. 3. Corel Draw for image creation. Co-ordinating data files with customers and suppliers. 4. AutoCad for interior designers, furniture makers, architects. Co-ordinating data files with customers and suppliers. 5. 3D Max for animation. Co-ordinating data files with customers and suppliers.
It would be nice if some University in India creates a center for developing FOSS softwares for professional industry usage.