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Open Source More Expensive Says MS Report

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yeah-that'll-fly dept.

doperative writes "Much conventional wisdom about programs written by volunteers is wrong. The authors took money for research from Microsoft, long the archenemy of the open-source movement — although they assure readers that the funds came with no strings attached. Free programs are not always cheaper. To be sure, the upfront cost of proprietary software is higher (although open-source programs are not always free). But companies that use such programs spend more on such things as learning to use them and making them work with other software"

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  1. Re:My psychic prediction by Svartalf · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I will also predict that it'll be shown that Closed Source isn't much better in that regard...

    Besides, anything that was bought and paid for by Microsoft has been shown to be stilted in their favor from start to finish. Special cases, that sort of thing. If you believe anything they've bankrolled as good information in your best interests you get what you deserve.

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    I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a Citizen of the State of Texas
  2. Re:My psychic prediction by __aaelyr464 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I predict that by supporting you, I will also get modded down to oblivion. I also believe that the vast majority of /. readers will not even RTFA and just immediately post shouting angrily about how the report was fixed by Microsoft, and has no credibility.

    Also, I support you.

    /flamehaton