Linux On Desktop - Myths

Sadagopan's weblog on Emerging Technologies,Thoughts, Ideas,Trends and Cyberworld:
"- Macintosh might be a better choice than Linux on the desktop at the moment, as there is Office for the Mac and it has a better, more intuitive user interface.
Silver outlines ten myths about adopting Linux on the desktop :
- Linux is be less expensive than Windows because StarOffice/OpenOffice.org can be used instead of Microsoft Office
- Linux is free
- There are no forced upgrades. ("We expect there to be as little support for older versions of Linux as for older Windows," he said.)
- Linux requires significantly less labor to manage- Linux has a lower TCO than Windows because of the available management tools
- Applications are inexpensive or free - Skills are transferable
- The hardware can be kept longer if Linux is used, or older hardware can be used;
- Linux should be deployed as soon as a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement expires, and
- Linux on the desktop is an all-or-nothing equation."