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Linux Is Cheaper

Posted by timothy on from the reload-redux dept.

An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet is running a story on what a lot of us already know: Linux IS cheaper than Windows. This not because it is free. It is because Linux admins, although slightly more expensive, can handle a significantly larger number of systems than their Windows counterparts."

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  1. Glad that clears that up by Anonymous+DWord · · Score: 5, Funny

    That other Slashdot story that told us what a lot of us already know: Windows IS cheaper than Linux was clearly hokum. This'll finally shut those monkeys up.

    Oh wait, the second sentence is Most analysts, if asked whether Linux has a lower TCO than other systems, will answer, "It depends."

    Glad they wrote a whole article about it.

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  2. The Ablative Horse by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    How much more beating can this dead horse take? I feel like I'm watching Gilligan's Island.

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    "Derp de derp."
  3. Does the TCO... by gorf · · Score: 5, Funny

    include the cost of working out the TCO?

    1. Re:Does the TCO... by isorox · · Score: 3, Funny

      Does the TCO include the cost of working out the TCO?

      Yes, but it doesnt include the cost of working out the cost of working out to TCO

  4. Re:But seriously by McCrapDeluxe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you buy what car you drive based on price ? Of course not! That's why I love my Rolls Royce.

  5. MS TCO falls drastically by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    everyone just pirate the software.