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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BWAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

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88 percent of respondents said that the quality, performance and reliability of Windows was equal to or better than Linux.

Bwahahaha!! Hahahahaha omg, make the laughing stop, my stomach hurts...

Oh man... I tell ya, you can't beat an idiot at her own game. She'll take you down to her level and beat ya with experience. All you can do is laugh.

Man, I needed that laugh on a Monday. Next week, maybe we'll hear more out of Ken Brown.

Please, Laura, tell that one to my friends and families with their spyware-infested Windows machines!