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:Silicon.com: Security Top Reason IT Pros Consider Linux
Silicon.com: Security Top Reason IT Pros Consider Linux
Apr 5, 2005, 18 :30 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (8385 reads)

(Other stories by Sylvia Carr)

"Security concerns are the main reason IT managers consider switching from Windows to Linux on the desktop--but the cost of migration and compatibility issues remain significant barriers, according to a new study.

"Concerns about Windows security vulnerabilities and the high cost of keeping Windows secure were named as the top motivations for moving away from Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system in the online survey of nearly 1,700 IT professionals by analyst house Quocirca..."

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I would be concerned with the cost of no ...   Yet again....   
da
Apr 5, 2005, 19:37:18
 
Poor security is a cost.  So this is rea ...   Interesting.. It's really cost vs. cost   
Matthew C. Tedder
Apr 5, 2005, 19:54:48
 
What's unfortunate is the issues wit ...   Typical   
Gene Anthony
Apr 5, 2005, 23:56:08
 
"That's because power users tend to  ...   Power user?   
Lance Levsen
Apr 6, 2005, 03:03:40
 
"...but the cost of migration and compat ...   Barriers and "Power Users"   
scott_R
Apr 6, 2005, 06:31:45
 
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