By now, you all probably know about Linux and Open Source. All swell I hear you say. I feel that as our industry matures, opportunities will increasingly arise for the channel in adding value to technology through services and support and less in traditional areas, like box-moving. From my reseller and services experience, Open Source is a natural mode for this progression. Since there are no licenses and quite often no boxes to on-sell, resellers must focus strongly on services, support and training.
Thin clients are an excellent idea for many corporate situations.
Those NT or CE licences add up quickly. Well, consider the Windows market as fairly saturated . Now consider the fresh Linux market as the Wild West. Untamed, but waiting for those seeking their fortune. I bet you can hear the call of 'Gold up in them hills'.