What is stopping SMB adoption of GNU/Linux?
When considering moving a Small to Mid-size Business (SMB) client over to GNU/Linux or talking to someone who is considering the same, there frequently is a “but” somewhere during the process. The hesitation is one that is rarely talked about, or one that I have rarely heard; the lack of specialized applications from Independent Software Vendors.
According to the Small Business Administration, small firms in the U.S., those with fewer than 500 employees, represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms. There is a lot of business diversity, each with its own IT needs. Part of those needs are industry specific software, which is predominately Windows based.
Nearly every industry has software unique to itself, along with cross industry applications. With the advent of the internet and web based applications, businesses are transitioning from platform specific applications to platform neutral applications.
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