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Windows Cheaper When Studied by MSFT Analysts

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-here's-a-surprise dept.

richdun writes "Here is a study done by an independent research firm which claims that under certain circumstances, it is cheaper to develop applications and enterprise solutions for Windows than for Linux. They cite costs from more education, time developing, etc. Of course, the story is quick to state that the whole study was funded and commissioned by our favorite Redmond, WA based software giant. "

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  1. Slow head day by asb · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Oh sorry, I didn't sleep too well last night. I only read the original author saying "scale is tipped drastically" but didn't realize that he didn't specify the direction...

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  2. So.. by shish · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    So paying a VB script kiddie to make something shiny costs less than getting a java guru to make something that works? wow!

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  3. Re:J2EE? by M.C.+Hampster · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That's what Microsoft says, but any musician will tell you that a sharp sign has upright verticals and slanted horizontals - a pound sign has slanted verticals and level horizontals. There's a separate unicode and HTML character for sharp, but Microsoft uses pound.

    I have to tell you, you sounded mostly intelligent in your first post, and now you just sound like a zealous loser. Please, drop the stupid pound vs. sharp vs. eucothorpe or whatever the hell people call it. The language is pronounced "C Sharp". Get over it.

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