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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~"Er, have you ever actually used Linux, or are you just a complete liar?
I've never had a single device which hasn't worked out-of-the-box on Windows XP, and I've never inserted a "driver disk"... do those even exist anymore?~"
If you don't use a driver disk then you can't possible be getting optimum performance out of your hardware. I mean to use Windows "Out-of-the-box" I mean do you just use onboard video and a cd-rom? I had to install the drivers for my ATI card before I could see anything over 800x600/16bit. My six channel audio was only mono until I put in my driver disk. In linux out-of-the-box was just that, no other disks.
I agree with the person that said you should try Xandros or a few other distros that are just as easy as installing windows. I don't know what this "retraining" sh*t is moving around in KDE 3.2.3 isn't any harder than navigating windows. It's all about orientation and learning where things are located.
There are many benefits to linux and the people bashing it for the most part haven't gave it a "real" go. They're so used to all the flaws in Windows they accept it as a "normal computing" experience. That is sad, Linux doesn't have to be frightening give it a go before you condemn it. I can bash Windows because I've been using it for so long I'd kill for a viable alternative, and I know it sucks!