ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-25 months agoA large state corporation in Brazil is currently trialing 800 Linux PCs. If successful, it will deploy and replace 22k Windows installs, comparable to the migration happening in Germany.www.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkA large state corporation in Brazil is currently trialing 800 Linux PCs. If successful, it will deploy and replace 22k Windows installs, comparable to the migration happening in Germany.www.reddit.comProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoSince the huge push to SaaS I’ve seen plenty of companies that essentially run thin clients. The local workstations are just thier access to login to X website that host thier apps and data. Zero reason for them to switch to win11 or buy new hardware due to “incompatibility”. These end users can be trained to use mint or Ubuntu and be just as productive at work.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoThey also could use Chrome OS
minus-squarerevisable677@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoSwapping Microsoft for Google is not much of an improvement imho
Since the huge push to SaaS I’ve seen plenty of companies that essentially run thin clients.
The local workstations are just thier access to login to X website that host thier apps and data.
Zero reason for them to switch to win11 or buy new hardware due to “incompatibility”.
These end users can be trained to use mint or Ubuntu and be just as productive at work.
They also could use Chrome OS
Swapping Microsoft for Google is not much of an improvement imho