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[News] GNU/Linux Also Chosen for Price, Support of Old Hardware

  • Subject: [News] GNU/Linux Also Chosen for Price, Support of Old Hardware
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:46:43 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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economy computing ...

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| $63 and a week later I had a nice four year old Sun LCD in good condition, 
| plugged it in to the linux machine, and there it was, super sharp. 
| 
| So sharp in fact that when Judi first saw it she asked me why I was setting 
| up the imac in the shed. 
| 
| But for $83 I've second machine for writing, email and web when the imac is 
| tied up with other things. And it isn't Microsoft! 
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http://knowledgegeek.blogspot.com/2008/02/economy-computing.html


Related:

Free software is cheaper: case study while creating a podcast

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| Cost of “The Beer Crate” with proprietary software
| 
| Can you hear me spluttering yet?
| 
| That’s between $217 and $1,832 to create a 15 minute weekly podcast! 
| Furthermore, on a couple of occasions, I’ve needed to check-up on the podcast 
| to make sure I didn’t say something I thought I did. In these cases I’ve 
| often been at work. So, I take a ten minute break and download the file. I 
| then edit it with Audacity, review the script, and re-encode it before 
| uploading it back to the server. Had I not used free software, I’d need 
| another license for the sample editor on my work machine. I just thought I’d 
| mention it…       
| 
| That’s between $217 and $1,832 to create a 15 minute weekly podcast! 
| 
| Conclusion
| 
| So with this level of cost, is it any wonder Microsoft feel compelled to 
| bundle so much software for free with their operating system? 
| 
| And is it any wonder I use free software rather than proprietary 
| applications? 
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/free_software_is_cheaper


Linux makes inroads into Microsoft's domain

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| The cost of the PCs is Rs 21,600 each (includes OS and a 19" TFT monitor). 
| Linux, according to Umashakar, has helped ELCOT "reduce general hardware 
| costs by nearly 25 per cent. In the case of high-end servers, the savings 
| could be as much as 80 per cent."    
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http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2007/aug/02linux.htm

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