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Before taking a decision about sticking with the UNIX platform or switching to the new Microsoft one, it is important to state what the business priority is, whether to find an efficient and easy to implement platform in order to survive and do and effort to succeed as a business, or whether to save money and reduce costs.
If it is a budget matter, we should even consider returning to the original software to see if there is any chance to complementing it or to integrate it with other softwares. Having budget as our priority might lead us to concentrate on finding a way to integrate the current UNIX platform with other softwares, if not all of those we previously bought, a least the most important ones. This option might take more time and still have the risk to be inefficient if the softwares are not able to be integrated with the platform.
Disregarding the failure with AOL, being a .COM business and having as a real possibility to become the leader in the Spanish book market, I would not hesitate to switch to the Microsoft server because although it might be more expensive we would have to concentrate on more important issues about the platform such as adaptability, efficiency, tasks, functionality and maturity of reports, usability and easy installation and exploration. Microsoft platform would be easier to adapt it and easier to implement it. Besides they will not face the risk again of having to integrate additional softwares and probably having to contract a consulting firm to do this job. There would be certainty about the reports information and efficiency.
At the end if the company does not take action it will loose more money failing the total business that what they could spend buying a Microsoft platform which is vital for their operation. As a decision maker it is important to know how to find priorities.