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, try to install Linux on a new pc with not so much Linux compatible hardware, it's a god damn nightmare for the average user. So is installing applications and other things, simplicity is something Windows comprehend and logically the end user also comprehend. If Linux had 90% ++ share of almost "every market availible" it would suffer much more than today I think, it's logical right? Time is money, and when the lack of techsupport and hardware compatibility in Linux begins, then the money goes to hell, overall I would go for WinXP on most machines and perhaps Linux on a server, time is money...