Users Reject MS Independent Study Claims

PenguinCandidate writes "End users from various corners of the Web have whole-heartedly rejected Microsoft's claims that an independent TCO comparison between Linux and Windows would be something akin to the second coming. Said one senior Linux architect: 'With Linux and open source, it is possible to arrive in a position where the organization has increased control over its situation [and reduced] its long-term costs. That's a highly desirable outcome and I doubt we'll ever see a Microsoft-funded study which will come to that conclusion.'"

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Re:Seriously...

[eno2001]

What about Total Cost of 0wn3r5h1p? I hear that is more common on the Windows side than the Linux side but you never know, do you? I still have yet to see a rooted Windows or Linux box on any network I have had access to. That doesn't mean that haven't been cracked. I've seen worms on the Windows side, but that's the norm. On the Linux side, I have yet to see any odd behavior. But, if boxes are being cracked by knowledgable crackers, they are going to be able to cover their trails on any OS.