Yankee Group Survey Says Windows, Linux TCO Equal

prostoalex writes "A new survey by Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio shows Windows and Linux are viewed as equal by U.S. businesses. In the eternal OS wars, '88 percent of respondents said that the quality, performance and reliability of Windows was equal to or better than Linux.' Companies were also asked to rank the operating systems on security. On a scale of 1 to 10 'companies rated Microsoft's security at 7.6, double the rating in a similar survey conducted last year. Linux's rating was mostly the same at 8.3.' Conclusion? 'DiDio said that most companies -- whether large or small -- rarely take the huge step of replacing one operating system with another. Instead, they usually add a mix of Windows and Linux server software to expand functionality.' Microsoft used last year's Yankee Group survey results in their Get the facts campaign."

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[kicken18]

When i ran Deadly Hosting (we sold up for a nice sum :) lol) we used a combination of Windows server 2000/2004 and FreeBSD boxes, for different things, we used powerful Win servers for the actuel gaming servers but small and easy to use FreeBSD boxes for things like re-direct servers, voice servers and things. Instead of being one or the other, i think companies or jsut end users in genral, benifit from using both. To be honest, its my personal feeling that Windows is better suited to desktops. I did read one stat one where which said somrhthing like 66% of linux workstations use a cracked copy of windows. I find windows easy to use and install, call me a point a click nub, but if i can do alot without having to remember commands, it works in my favor. So in closing, i think you cant say Win or Lin is better because they excel in different things, and I think the geek world needs to accept both in order for it to move on. What happens when say, a linux company starts comming as big as Microsoft, are they being as bad and lets be honest, alot of windows problems are C++ buffer over runs which as it fault of the languge, not the programming, also being the most widly used OS its bound to have more holes discoverd as more people (like 12 year olds now can get on net and learn how to crack programs and find security holes) are doing it on windows systems. Also another side and my second closing (lol) is that Microsoft does alot of good. Gates give the most to charity (i think he gives the most in the world), there traninig scheme is good with alot of people doing, I for 1 am starting my MCSE in september, and have a big reasearch department, look a mobile computing, wireless, the whole wireless home idear with windows media centre. I wonder how much of the advanced we have today, would be here without MS. I cant say and maybe it made no difference, but i personally think that they have made a big diffenrece.....ermm ok slighly off topic at the end but.... :)