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Windows cheaper than Linux, says Microsoft
RudeCat7:
It's just too funny to see...
m$= $282,000.00 Linux=$79.00
...And yes, let's talk life cycle, that is every 4 years right?
I can't believe m$ even tries to pull this stunt off... :D
mobrien_12:
This whole TCO argument of MS has always been fishy. Ok.. what is to make Windows cheaper to operate?
It's stability? The fact that it can spontaneously break and need a complete reinstall? The fact that the servers have to be rebooted every so often? The fact that you can't clone XP installs (even if you own the correct number of licences) for corporate deployment? The fact that MS has made it perfectly clear that they will hack their newer software so that it won't run on older versions of windows, requiring you to perform time consuming os "upgrades?"
Some claim that Windows is supposedly easier and more intuitive.. well if it's so easy then why does the MSCE program exist?
Doctor V:
Hey! TCO for Linux is $0. Case closed. Ballmer is full of BS. Certification training is not required is it. And even if it is. Once an employee completes the training once, its done. No more costs at all. The software is free. Oh and also, I bet when M$ calculated TCO they didn't even take down time into account, now did they. Some comapnys lose alot of money for just a minute of downtime. I'm sure most companys that are big enough to need RH advanced server would fall into this category.
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Fett101:
What's cheaper then Linux? Your mom.
Sorry. It just seemed an obvious post...
enigma:
quote:Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1136574
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I think i can sum all our thoughts into one little phrase....
<funny asian-speaking-english voice>"SHUT UP STUPID REDNECK!"</funny asian-speaking-english voice>
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