NoNamer wrote:
Roy Schestowitz wrote:
What Drives Business to Open Source? Cost Savings
From the CIO Magazine Round table...
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| "When it comes to servers, the way forward is Linux, that is very clear.
| Today, 80 percent of our servers are running on Linux. Cost is the main
| factor..."
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| "This is why we are moving away from certain proprietary systems, simply to
| drive the cost down. It is not so much the cost (upfront discounts) but the
| total cost of ownership over three years. Hidden costs pop up everywhere."
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http://linuxbiz.linuxworldnet.com/what-drives-business-to-open-source-cost-savings/
There is no denying that Linux has a much lower *initial* cost - if it
runs the applications you need - or supports your preferred development
platform.
No *initial* about it, if it runs the applications you need or supports
your development platform, then the overall costs will be lower.
If it doesn't run the applications you need or doesn't support your
preferred development platform, then you'd be better off with one of the
alternatives.
Windows has more application support,
No argument about that, though there's less of a gap all the time.
more development platform
support,
I'd argue with this one, but it occurred to me that I don't really know
what you mean by development platform support.
better integration of its components,
Hmmm, if you use only KDE applications on the KDE desktop, you'd be hard
pushed to see any difference, similar if you use only Gnome Apps on a
Gnome desktop. However, either of those options cuts down on your
available software and may not be practical.
and a vastly superior
support structure for corporations.
I'm unaware of any huge difference between the support offered by
Microsoft and the Support offered by Novell (for example). could you
highlight the ways in which windows support for corporations is superior?
Not sure I'd trust Linux to run my business...
Not sure I'd trust _you_ to run my business...
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