Linux

http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2860180,00.html

This is not about a company using Linux, but a local company. The City of Largo, in Peninsula, Florida has chosen to go with Linux rather than Windows or Apple. The biggest reason, money. The system administrator in Largo realized that is hard and very expensive to keep up with modern technology. It now solely runs thin clients with a Linux base, it saves the city approximately $1 million a year. The system administrator made a very smart move by moving to Linux. It seems from the article that the City is very pleased with the thin clients and that there are no big problems with running Linux. With the Linux, the employees are able to access Office, Netscape, etc. They are pretty much able to do what a regular computer can do, but at a much lower costs. This not only benefits the local government, but also the people of the city. Lower costs for the government mean lower costs for the people. It will be interesting in the future if more and more companies go towards using Linux.