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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.'"

2 of 527 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Linux is ready for primetime by RabidOverYou · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    [x]Mark [x]my [x]words.

    Okeedoke, anything else I can do for you?

  2. Re:This matches our experience at work by /dev/trash · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why the hell would you use Lindows?