:Reuters: Study Shows Microsoft, Linux Neck-And-Neck
Reuters: Study Shows Microsoft, Linux Neck-And-Neck Apr 4, 2005, 20 :30 UTC (26 Talkback[s]) (9459 reads) (Other stories by Reed Stevenson)
"Most U.S. businesses say there is very little difference between the cost of maintaining a Windows versus a Linux-based corporate computing environment, according to a new Yankee Group study released on Monday.
"The main cost difference, said Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio, is determined by the amount of time it takes to develop applications or ensure the security of servers, the networked computers that store data, crunch numbers and serve up Web pages..."