| ▲ | pipes 2 hours ago |
| Citation needed on the costs vastly less to support and use. |
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| ▲ | anonzzzies 43 minutes ago | parent | next [-] |
| I do not know in this case, but I led migration and cost benefits analysis beforehand of very large Windows 3.11 to 95 to 2000; at the time there was nothing else that was considered useful and there still pain and massive cost. Later on we had to consider Linux as alternative; it just wasn’t close ; the stability (yep), easy of use etc was just not feasible. Now that Linux is good and easy to configure to basically be exactly like Windows and now that most custom applications of large corporates are web based and specific ones can be ran via Citrix for a few people who need it, I am guessing it finally is cheaper now. And 90% of users won’t even notice the difference; I remember when I was planning my first 3.11 to 95 migration that people were by far most stressed about users unable to open applications as they remember not the name or the icon but 2nd row, 3rd down is Word. Start, 5 up, 1 right, 3 down is internet. Etc. So as long as that’s the same, you are fine. It’s how most our clients still work so we take care never to move functionalities; only add, no delete. |
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| ▲ | skeledrew 4 minutes ago | parent [-] | | > 2nd row, 3rd down is Word. Start, 5 up, 1 right, 3 down is internet. That's crazy. There's no way that's the case today though as learning about basic computers+office (which implicitly includes how to run apps) is pretty standard in schools, and is a requirement for relevant positions. And the alternatives have a mostly similar UI, so the only differences people really need to deal with is ribbon vs traditional toolbar and a few other minor items, which can be covered in a couple of meetings for the more dense employees. |
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| ▲ | silverFork an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| No monthly fees and most software is available on opensource windows -> linux mint OR reactOS OR OpenSUSE OR NIXos ( their choice) and many more excel -> many of them as well as google spread sheet for free Word -> Gazillion editors on open source; some much much better; and there is free google editor to boot PowerPoint-> again Gazillion opensource replacements Paint-> is a joke. Open source stuff is 10 times better I don't want to advertise these products but you have access to search engines; look it up.. What is it that you think is so special? The only reason people are using the stuff is momentum carried from the past and PC being sold preloaded with windows. In my opinion that is. |
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| ▲ | webarchitect 13 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | Not to mention that with WINE you can install Microsoft Office - I could be wrong, but I think OS and Infra are the focus, Microsoft Office is orienting and tolerable. Its bloated but people know it. Besides office, everything important really is a web app now. | |
| ▲ | skeledrew 15 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | > reactOS Not at all viable for daily use. Better you said ZorinOS (Linux distro with a very Windows feel; used it myself for a few months during my transition from Windows over 10 years ago). | |
| ▲ | zidad 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Google is not a very viable alternative when you're trying to evade US sanctions | |
| ▲ | tosti 28 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | "I'd crawl over an acre of 'Visual This++' and 'Integrated Development That' to get to gcc, Emacs, and gdb. Thank you." -- Vance Petree, Virginia Power | |
| ▲ | locusofplenty 37 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | | [dead] |
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| ▲ | bluGill 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Very much. There are a lot of hidden costs in computers. What does IT cost you? If everybody already knows the other program how much productivity is lost before they figure out the slight changes with the new (they will learn but experts will need time to become experts). |
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| ▲ | edwinjm an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | That’s not a citation. Of course you want to have actual research to substantiate these statements. | | | |
| ▲ | jackb4040 13 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | | > If everybody already knows the other program Thankfully what you're describing is a switching cost, not a permanently higher operating cost. Once the monopoly is broken and the state is using open source tools, there's every reason to believe it will be cheaper - no expensive proprietary certifications etc. It would be unbelievable that the US would rather continue facilitating a genocide than retain Microsoft's global enterprise software monopoly, had they not already destroyed the UN, the ICC, and the global economy for that goal. All they had to do was make keep the other costs lower than the switching costs, and they could've continued setting terms forever. |
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