Linked by Ryan (aka Aurex) on Thu 10th Jun 2004 19:55 UTC
Ever since Microsoft started publicly outing Linux with their "Get the Facts" campaign, I have seen numerous articles and studies about the TCO (total cost of ownership) of both products in a head to head manner. However, I have yet to see one article discuss the TCO for home users and small businesses. I have thought long and crunched many numbers to devise a conclusion to this years old debate and I think the results are obvious... Windows is way more expensive than Linux.
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Well, it depends on how long you have been at it and how much you consider your time worth. This assumes that you have the ability to use linux. When I first saw windows 1.1 I was amazed that the people who couldn't understand dos suddenly flocked to windows. How about taking into the fact that most people have no intention on getting smart enough to run linux.