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theexister · 30-09-2005, 12:01 PM

I have been working at one of the top 3 indian IT companies (which I cannot name for obvious reasons).
We are using Win2k SP4 now for the past 4 years & only about 3 months back are slowly moving to WinXP proff.

We considered at one point to move all servers to Linux but the price of their Support services was way too high. Considering the frequent updations and maintanence we do every month it would have exceeded the cost of a one time payment for a Windows OS.

As far as the industry is concerened the move to linux is more hyped. I have heard a few of my friends in other IT companies talk about the move to Linux but the complexity of its use combined with the hidden cost eventually supercedes.

Most companies will stick to existing OS in both the cases (server & desktop) until the next generation OS really offers better value & features.

30-09-2005, 12:01 PM	#24 (permalink)
theexister Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 27	I have been working at one of the top 3 indian IT companies (which I cannot name for obvious reasons). We are using Win2k SP4 now for the past 4 years & only about 3 months back are slowly moving to WinXP proff. We considered at one point to move all servers to Linux but the price of their Support services was way too high. Considering the frequent updations and maintanence we do every month it would have exceeded the cost of a one time payment for a Windows OS. As far as the industry is concerened the move to linux is more hyped. I have heard a few of my friends in other IT companies talk about the move to Linux but the complexity of its use combined with the hidden cost eventually supercedes. Most companies will stick to existing OS in both the cases (server & desktop) until the next generation OS really offers better value & features.