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Re: TCO - Windows vs Linux



On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 08:14:58PM +0800, John Summerfield wrote:
} "Microsoft has long asked third party analysts for accurate assessments 
} of the total cost of ownership of Microsoft Windows deployments, 
} especially against the Linux deployments commonly going into all 
} segments of the market. However, Immunity, Inc. as a third party 
} assessment provider has, until now, not done a thorough analysis, using 
} Immunity proprietary data to tell the true story about the costs of Open 
} Source...
} 
} http://linuxtoday.com/security/2004081302226OPSWNT
} 
} Comments?

Did you read the actual paper? It's mostly a joke, though
well-researched and -supported. That's Total Cost of 0wnership, spelled
with a zero, as in 0\/\/|\|ing the box.

} Cheers
} John
--Greg



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