We've been seeing stories lately indicating that Microsoft is beefing up its direct sales staff and relying less on independent resellers . If you're one of those resellers, it looks like it's time for you to start offering Linux and Free/Open Source solutions in addition to the Windows-based ones on which you've based your business in the past, if only in self-defense. Chances are, you and your clients will like Linux a lot once you get used to it. And if you're clever, you may see higher earnings than you did when you only sold Windows products.
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