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Internet Works: Linux vs Windows: Open to Interpretation

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 16, 2004

“For a break from the almost constant mudslinging, we have to
turn to a company in the eye of the storm, Microsoft, which has
gone to the time and effort of creating a special area on its
website that aims to reveal the real cost of running Linux
solutions.

“But even here can be detected the whiff of spin. The analysis
has all been conducted by respected independent organisations,
though they were sponsored by Microsoft to do so. Surprisingly
enough it turns out that, according to the analysis, Windows is
much cheaper at just about everything, from web servers to
application development…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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