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I think there are two things that are needed for Linux desktop in the business world to take off. First, there are a few pieces of software that users are used
by _-david-_ 4y ago
I think there are two things that are needed for Linux desktop in the business world to take off.
First, there are a few pieces of software that users are used to using. Outlook and Office are the biggest. Yes you can use alternatives or the web version, but most people are not used to them or they could be missing certain features. Until LibreOffice / online versions have full feature parity it will be a deal breaker. With more and more software becoming online only, this may be less and less of an issue going forward.
The other missing thing is first class support for AD. I think most Linux distros have decent support for on prem AD, but most (none?) have support for the cloud AD version. The cloud version is becoming more and more popular so until it can be supported I don't think businesses will accept it.
- jaredhallen 4y agoI agree with the AD part. A lot of the comments in this thread seem to focus on applications. Sure, that's a little bit of an issue. MS Office is a good example of that. But applications aren't the main roadblock at this point - most things are web based these days anyway. And I'm sure with enough work you could setup a perfectly acceptable user environment, too. What I'm surprised not to see mentioned are the management capabilities - things like group policy, SCCM, WSUS and the like. I just can't imagine trying to maintain a fleet of hundreds or thousands of linux desktop computers. I imagine it would be like herding cats.