Ian Semmel wrote:
> This comparison is complete crap. It selectively uses expensive commercial
> software for the windows machine and compares them to open-source linux programs
> without stating that the open-source programs are also available for windows.
I agree, what about a Windows XP Home machine with Gimp, OpenOffice,
Firefox, Thunderbird, etc. If you need development capabilities,
there's gcc for windows, cygwin, etc. So an equivalent XP machine
should cost about $100-$200 more depending on XP Home, or XP Pro.
Now granted, this isn't a particularly wonderful, profit center for
Microsoft, but it does show you can get a powerful office machine
running windows, for $400.
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