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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. Free software.... by tjensor · · Score: 0, Redundant

    in cheaper than software you have to pay for shocker!

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  2. Duh by EvilBudMan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It all depends doesn't it?

  3. Independance by nelsonal · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Their CEO spent 25 years with IBM, one analyst is from there and two others spent their prior years consulting on IBM only technologies. Remember that this company has a research staff of nine.

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