[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“The jury is in. After years of experimentation with Linux in
the enterprise, customers, analysts, and vendors are starting to
sing a consistent tune about where Linux makes financial sense and
where it doesn’t.“Although Linux is often thought of as a free alternative to
established OSes such as Windows and proprietary Unix is it really
cheaper when you add the costs of acquisition, migration,
operation, and support? In other words, is the TCO (total cost of
ownership) of Linux really lower than that of Unix or Windows?“The simple answer is this: The more fully an enterprise adopts
Linux across its infrastructure, the more financial leverage it is
likely to get out of up-front investments in the OS…”