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:Replacing Linux with Windows Saves 1 Million Pounds
Replacing Linux with Windows Saves 1 Million Pounds
Dec 4, 2008, 13 :03 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (7039 reads)

(Other stories by Stephen Withers)

"And while we're looking for feedback, what do you experts have to say about Fleming's claim that "We also felt vulnerable to security breaches because of the less stringent authentication protocols compared with Microsoft Windows"?

"As for "We also don't miss the complaints about sluggish performance, applications seizing up, and disappearing icons that we used to get with open source", that sounds just like my Windows PC!

"Another part of the money-saving equation seems to be that increasing the number of Windows based systems reduced the total licence fee by 20 percent.

"That sounds odd to me. You'd have thought that adding at least 500 licences would increase, not decrease the cost."

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I laughed all the way through reading wh ...   A guy from another galaxy, obviously   
Sid Boyce
Dec 4, 2008, 15:39:02
 
... Smells like Victory.  (apologies to  ...   I love the smell of Microsoft FUD in the morning..   
The Man Who Japed
Dec 4, 2008, 16:22:54
 
Actually, they probably just hired some  ...   Re: I love the smell of Microsoft FUD in the morni   
Wes
Dec 4, 2008, 17:44:46
 
Heh...  Any sensible CIO/CTO is going to ...   Heh...spiffy FUD...too bad it's VERY obvious..   
Frank Earl (aka Svartalf)
Dec 4, 2008, 18:07:41
 
"So all you Linux mavens - is there a mo ...   User Interfaces   
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