5. Availability of mainstream applications is no longer an issue. There are excellent software packages for nearly every function. Support for EAI/BPM still has some holes, a viable Visio replacement is still months away, and groupware is just now starting to heat up, though there are viable groupware products available. Likewise, development tools are not a problem.
Take a serious and realistic look at what you need in an OS and in applications. Every day the industry is edging closer to open-source projects like Linux or FreeBSD. Forewarned is forearmed.
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