[vox] Article: Ma Bell looks at Linux for 70,000 desktops

[Robert G. Scofield]

Bill Kendrick wrote:

>Ma Bell looks at Linux for 70,000 desktops
>http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2211507690.html
>
>  "An article in Bloomberg News reports that AT&T is currently
>  evaluating Linux for its employee desktops, estimating 70,000 PCs
>  would run Linux company-wide at the largest US long distance provider
>  in a move to open source."
>
>Here's a direct link to the Bloomberg article:
>
>  http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aZ2JnBlm5tOs&refer=us
>
>  
>
I just got around to reading the Bloomberg article.  It bothers me 
though that the interest in Linux is in large part spurred by the 
activities of hackers and those who spread viruses.  Linux should be 
able to beat out Windows in a world with no viruses.

Bob