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A New Look at Linux vs. Windows TCO

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the can't-we-all-just-get-along dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Laura DiDio, research fellow at the Yankee Group, published a column this morning in which she discusses key findings from a new survey on the total cost of ownership of Windows vs. Linux. DiDio often is written off by the Linux camp as being pro-Microsoft, but she offers excellent, neutral advice for any IT department considering a fundamental systems switch: 'If you do not know what is on your network, if you cannot at least estimate the hourly, monthly or yearly cost of downtime, if you do not know how long it takes to recover from a security outage, if you cannot answer questions about the extent of your company's license compliance, then you cannot truly evaluate whether Linux, Windows or Unix is right for your business. Chances are, if you cannot answer most or all of those questions, it does not matter what operating system you have because ignorance of the core TCO tenets means that your business is not getting the most out of its networks.' "

6 of 390 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Well, no. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Neutral isnt even on the map

    Unlike, of course, most of the people who post here...

  2. At first by HateBreeder · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wasn't sure why Dido was reviewing linux...
    I mean, she sings so well, why the sudden career change?

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  3. Re:Unobjectionable but meaningless by Knome_fan · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Has anyone succeeded in resolving their problem of which OS to use based on this insightful article?"

    Sure.
    If I understand this outstanding article correctly it all boils down to word.

  4. TC0 by Gherald · · Score: 1, Funny

    > A New Look at Linux vs. Windows TCO

    I liked The 0ld Look better :)

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  5. Re:Linux if you got money, Windows if you got more by Petersson · · Score: 1, Funny
    Man, I wish I was rich and then I'd not have to give a crap.

    Money is not an issue.. Since even all money in the world can't buy you completely secure and safe Windows.

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  6. Re:Well, no. by eric_brissette · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't believe she compared SCO to the Red Sox.

    She truly is a terrible person.