Why or why not would you agree that Novellpartnering with Linux will now present a viable alternative to Microsoft in the business world?

I agree that this partnership will present an alternative to microsoft in the business world for obvious reasons that it saves business organizations a lot of money since linux is a free application. It's really more of the budget that is concerned in some business organizations. The lesser the budget without compromising quality and functionality, then it's a fine choice.

Because there are alternatives between Microsoft, Linux, and Macintosh, what would make an individual choose one alternative over the other?

The most important criteria to look for if it meets the requirement needs of the business organization, if all of them does, then the...