What is the True Cost of Windows?
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| With the recent upsurge of popularity in Linux based systems, IT admins have
| been asking the question of the TRUE cost of Linux. What impact does it have
| on the enterprise in regard to training, support, etc? While some claim that
| the cost of Linux is fattened by a little extra user training (a claim I
| happen to disagree with), what about the extra administration and maintenance
| that has to be done on Windows systems?
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| I abhor having to do this maintenance at school, mainly because I NEVER have
| to perform it at home. At home, I use nothing but Linux based systems. I have
| been using some form of Linux as my operating system for nearly 10 years now
| (fully ditched Windows about 5 years back) and I’ve never had a virus. I’ve
| never had spyware. Linux filesystems don’t get nearly as fragmented as NTFS
| and I’ve never defragged a Linux box. It seems to me that all this talk about
| the true cost of Linux is taking the spotlight while no one is really asking
| about the cost of Windows. Not only are the licenses grossly overpriced but
| the cost of properly maintaining a working system wastes valuable time for
| the IT department. While they’re taking care of these annoying little tasks,
| something more important has to wait in the wings. I’d like to hear some IT
| managers’ positions on this and see how much time they spend maintaining
| Windows systems in their enterprise.
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http://www.astralsin.com/archives/tech/windows/what-is-the-true-cost-of-windows/
Linux is 'expensive':
http://www.comnetslash.com/2007/07/27/linux-laptop-total-comes-to-exactly-1337-leet/
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