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The Register: Read Microsoft’s Linux Reports, Says Novell

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 7, 2005

“Windows and Unix users evaluating Linux should read all studies
on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), even those from Microsoft,
according to Linux champion Novell.

“Brian Green, Novell’s director of solutions management, has
urged potential customers to ‘get the big picture’ even though TCO
reports sponsored by Microsoft quote selectively on the performance
of Linux. Green noted Novell had also quoted from the same reports
used by Microsoft in an attempt to further Linux…”

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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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