Do you really want to pay for all the excess functionality in Windows that distracts your employees and reduces their productivity?

I have some trouble giving increases to employees in excess of what we are getting in revenue from the state. We're probably going to be laying off teachers, administrators or other significant employees.

There is some functionality difference between a Microsoft thick client and a Linux desktop and many employers believe there are productivity gains to be had,

The cost of migrating to Windows XP to Vista will be higher than the cost of migrating to Linux and that will push migrations to Linux.

This cost restructuring initiative is part of the comprehensive transformation of Novell's business that the management team has been designing and implementing over the past year, ... While it is a difficult decision to eliminate positions in our talented and dedicated workforce, this move is necessary to ensure that our costs are more closely aligned with our business strategy.

This cost restructuring initiative is part of the comprehensive transformation of Novell's business that the management team has been designing and implementing over the past year, ... This is a decisive, yet disciplined, cost reduction action that balances the need to be fiscally prudent with the need to continually seek growth opportunities and generate long-term profitability in a highly competitive marketplace.