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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is because of rampant software piracy.
If everyone actually paid for their Windows software, TCO would be much higher. But chances are the 10-workstation office isn't going to buy 10 licenses to Office XP. They're gonna buy one and install it 10 times.
It's true that Big Corporations will pay for each of their seats, but small businesses will not. A lot of small businesses don't pay for any of their software, especially if the owner's kid is an 3r33t warez d00d.