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ARNnet: Analysts Join Microsoft on Linux Cost Warning

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 30, 2002

[ Thanks to Con
Zymaris
for this link. ]

“It seems that it isn’t only Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer who
believes that the cost of using open-source operating system Linux
over commercial OSes is greatly underestimated…

“The criticism comes at a time when several Federal Government
departments have begun deploying Linux in their back office, while
several of the country’s largest corporations are trialling both
Linux and the StarOffice suite.

“But analyst organisation Meta Group has come to the defence of
its commercial vendor sponsors, claiming that Linux may be ‘free’
but it certainly comes at a price…”


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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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