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Replacing Linux with Windows Saves 1 Million Pounds

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 4, 2008

“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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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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