Let’s face it, the Germans determine pretty much which car you drive if you have lots of money.

After all, Bugatti and Lamborghini have gone north to Germany from an ownership perspective, to join BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.

And now they’re determining your Browser, next your OS?

It’s true, it’s not Microsoft anymore that determines whats on your company desktop, it’s SAP.

If you run Firefox, try to read the SAP annual report here.
If you’re thinking of running Linux, first ask yourself if you want to be bound to a browser-client or not.

Now I know the browser client has gotten a lot better (fully functional?) in the last years, but are companies OK with leaving the client fully behind?

So what’s the deal? Is SAP in bed with Microsoft now? Why isn’t there a SAP client for Linux, or a roadmap for it? Or have I overlooked some information somewhere?

With the impending release of Ubuntu Linux for other devices (see here) it’s clear a fully functional, viable alternative for tablets, and mobile devices is coming.
But then back to SAP. It seems we’re being locked-in to Windows platforms by SAP.

Time to get on the barricades and see if we can free our corporate ERP’s from the platform restrictions, and really set our users free!

ACTION: Go and find out from your SAP representative what they’re doing about getting SAP going on Ubuntu Linux.

Go now.