While Red Hat may be the key to Linux in emerging markets (through the One Laptop Per Child project), Novell continues to push Linux in the Education market, especially in EMEA and North America. Successfully, more often than not, given Novell's strong foothold in the Education market. Why move? Money. Do these numbers make sense to you - $2,500 versus $100,000? This is the price difference felt between migratin While Red Hat may be the key to Linux in emerging markets (through the One Laptop Per Child project), Novell continues to push Linux in the Education market, especially in EMEA and North America. Successfully, more often than not, given Novell’s strong foothold in the Education market. Why move? Money. Do these numbers make sense to you – $2,500 versus $100,000? This is the price difference felt between migrating over to Linux or instead, upgrading to the next version of Windows. What’s interesting is that I’m noticing that more often than not Novell is the company making this possible for schools.Enterprises may not feel the risk is worth the cash. Schools, notoriously hard-pressed for cash, do. Importantly, the price comparison above may not be representative of reality, as Microsoft will likely discount to zero to keep a strong foothold in the Education market. Why? Because the best way to own the future is to tutor its inhabitants. Microsoft is a long-term player – those who want to own the future need to be the same. Open Source