Source of freedom
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| 'A company can now buy a viable business desktop PC for a hardware cost of
| $350,' he explains. 'But putting a proprietary operating system and office s
| uite on it costs between $1000 and $1500. A business can get all that
| functionality for nothing by using Linux and OpenOffice.' Even if you don’t
| live in Griffith, the figures are compelling.
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http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3F57FEC9-347D33B9/cpa/hs.xsl/724_23838_ENA_HTML.htm
http://tinyurl.com/34kmkp
Related:
The innovation opportunity of open source
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| I had the opportunity to meet up with Steven Grandchamp, president and
| CEO of OpenLogic, this morning, who noted that the company's customers
| can be separated into two groups: "they are either trying to save money
| or open up technical innovation," he said.
|
| [...]
|
| As well as TCO, there should also be a focus on TIO.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/01/the_innovation.html
25 Shortcomings Of Vista
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| 1. SMB2
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| 2. Hardware
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| 3. Antivirus
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| 4. Driver Support
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| 5. Compatibility
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| 6. Memory
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| 7. Five Versions
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| 8. Activation
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| 9. Storage Space
|
| 10. Backup
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| 11. Urgency
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| 12. Learning Curve
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| 13. Cost
|
| (and the list goes on)
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http://www.crn.com/sections/microsoft/microsoft.jhtml?articleId=196600975
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