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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They'll be baffled and confused at first "There's something other than Microsoft?"
But I recently installed Fedora Core 2 (like it or not it's what I had on hand at the time) in place of a badly screwed up Windows 2000 Professional installation on my neighbor's laptop.
He was amazed that I didn't have to install a firewall, anti-virus, pop-up blocker, spyware checker, and that I was able to simply use all of the peripherals he had on hand without installing extra drivers. Also, the integrated NIC that hadn't functioned under W2K mysteriously started working again once Windows was taken out of the equation, negating the need for a clumsy PCMCIA dongle.
Not only that, but he was thrilled with the amount of pre-included software, and basic capabilities that hadn't been available. Things like multiple desktops and the ability to lock the screen are abilities he'd never even realized he was missing. The inability to change system settings is a feature as well, since he no longer worries about accidentally changing them.
Windows users may fear the concept of change, but they like the reality when they see it.