In the black: Why Linux makes financial sense
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| Last week I touched on some Microsoft backflipping over Total Cost of
| Ownership (TCO) when it comes to Linux. It had been claimed that although
| Linux was a free operating system, Windows had a lower overall cost with all
| factors considered due to its greater ease of administration. Yet, this is no
| longer the case, with Microsoft’s server line now using a Bash-inspired
| command line system called PowerShell.
|
| Not only is PowerShell somewhat cryptic, it’s brand new to all the legions of
| Windows admins who fumbled their way through installation wizards by
| clicking ‘Next’ each step of the way.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15555/1141/
Related:
I ordered my Dell with Ubuntu and saved $140.00 compared to Vista.
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| I paid $409.00 plus tax and shipping for the E520N with pre-installed
| Ubuntu 7.04.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2007/5/24/20488
Duly Noted by the Biztech Blog
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| H-P reportedly will start selling PCs running the Linux operating system, at
| least in Australia. The new computers will be cheaper than ones running
| Microsoft’s Windows operating system.
|
| [...]
|
| Now, a Red Hat spokesman is telling the Australian media that H-P has
| selected his company’s brand of Linux and that Red Hat will sell customer
| support to H-P customers who buy the new computers.
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http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2007/08/31/duly-noted-by-the-biztech-blog-2/?mod=yahoo_hs
Windows vs Ubuntu - why switch?
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| I now run Ubuntu Desktop Linux on my home PC, with virtually no effort
| required to run it - as these things should be.
|
| My work PCs have always run MS Windows. Currently it’s Windows XP, and gives
| me hassle most days.
|
| I don’t want to write reams of prose about the two platforms, so I’ll just
| describe the key issues that bother me, comparing Windows to Ubuntu...
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http://tallblog.conted.ox.ac.uk/index.php/2007/08/03/windows-vs-ubuntu-why-switch/
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