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Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/09/enterprise_desktop/

Choosing a desktop OS

How do you do it correctly?

By Miatta Momoh

Posted in Reg Technology Panel, 9th May 2011 08:15 GMT

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Webcast There are few topics in the IT industry that are more divisive than the option of putting anything other than Windows on the corporate desktop [1].

Too often opinions are focused on either transforming the entire desktop estate to Linux in a major upheaval or keeping Linux out completely.Yet when we look at how we buy hardware for business it's not a one size fits all approach. Instead it's common to buy different specifications and capabilities to suit different business needs.

So shouldn’t be the same when considering desktop operating systems [2]?

On May 16th [3] The Register’s Tim Phillips is your host for the live Regcast ‘The other enterprise desktop:Because Windows can’t be everything to everyone ’ [4].He’s joined by Freeform Dynamic’s Andrew Buss, Boris Devouge and Paul Holt from Canonical to discuss how we can analyse:

We want to hear your experiences and issues so join in [5] our on-going Q&A during the event. Watch all this live for free by registering here [6].

If you can’t make the live show then sign up here [7] for our on demand offering and we’ll let you know when it’s available.