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osOpinion: Why Linux Will Succeed On the Desktop

[ Thanks to Kelly
McNeill
for this link. ]

“The Windows story is very important for Linux. Currently, the
cost of retail version of Linux runs from zero dollars to US$150.00
(estimated), while the current retail cost of Windows ME is around
$200. A copy of Windows 2000 is around $300.”

“Basically a home user could save $50 to $200 by choosing Linux
and a business could save, well, a lot of money.”

Complete
Story

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