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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Don't reply that windows xp has built in zip and cd burning support, they are useable for only the most basic basic tasks.
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and MOST people only need these things for the basic tasks. ie. decompressing a downloaded file, and archiving data. Windows media player will burn an audio CD for you, or iTunes.
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$100 visual studio standard
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Not everyone who uses a computer for surfing/e-mail etc. are developers.