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Linux TCO: Less Than Half The Cost of Windows

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-surprise-there dept.

ggruschow writes "Linux Today reports 'The cost of running Linux is roughly 40% that of Microsoft Windows, and only 14% that of Sun Microsystem's Solaris, according to a new study which examined the actual costs of running various operating systems over three years.'"

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  1. Other factors by flamingdog · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you could put a price on both sanity and your precious, precious soul, then I'm sure linux would come out ahead even further.

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  2. Its also free for Pirates! by mekkab · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only can Pirates get Windows XP (with a haxxored activation ID) but they can additionally get Office XP for an additional 0 dollars and 0 cents!

    Our source was Lee T. Hacksor, a 13 yr-old who claims to have "0wn3d" XP for a little over a year now.

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  3. Re:Microsoft says so, too! by PD · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously you've never tried and failed to deploy various third party software like Nimda, Klez, or Code Red on Linux. By comparison, Windows machines practically install themselves!

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  4. Re:first? by 0x0d0a · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can you...Change passwords with pwd?

    Dear God, I hope not.

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