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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"Everything works in XP."
No it doesn't. x86-64 and SPARC support was earlier in the Linux kernel + userland than in any current known, public MS Windows version.
As for the monitor i'd like to know details.
As for the general statement i agree. However it has also become better the past years. There are also pro's, like digicams are very well supported by the Linux kernel.