The Huge Hidden Cost of Microsoft Software

[ Thanks to Glyn Moody for this link. ]

"A few things to note here.

"The first is that once more the word "Windows" isn't mentioned anywhere in this story: it's as if Conficker were some medieval plague that affected everyone when, of course, it is only visited upon those foolish enough to put their trust in Microsoft. This is a reflection of poor reporting throughout the industry, and the effectiveness of Microsoft's brainwashing that such infections are just an inevitable part of life like death and taxes.

"We could *migrate* Manchester for less than £600k! What a heinous waste of taxpayers money proprietary software is..."

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