Rodent Regatta

My expertise is in leading teams to bring about major changes in business or company performance. My expertise is as coach – not player. My work experience is in leading – not hands on tinkering with hardware, software or the guts of business systems.

Now I have a question of a most detailed nature. Yet, I don’t want geek-speak as part of the answer. I want straight-up business language that any profit-seeking business person can grasp.

What is the difference between Red Hat Linux and Mac OS X? The news surrounding SCO continues to get worse. Their CEO is using a litigious America to try and save his company from extinction. That appears to be the only explanation.

I’ve come to believe that in the truly small business of 25 computers or less, Microsoft’s products have become too expensive. They’re not too expensive to acquire. They’re too expensive to maintain and to keep updated.

Linux has a clear window of opportunity right now. It is unlike anything I’ve seen in the last twenty or so years of the personal computing industry. Are we talking about minor variations when we compare Mac OS X with Red Hat Linux and something like Lindows? Is there any way at all for these players to align to create a marketing and technical support juggernaut that could rival Microsoft?

If it is to be, now is the time!