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Re: Part I: Corporate Desktop Linux - The Hard Truth
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by Anonymous on Feb 04, 2005 - 04:51 PM
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Windows costs OEMs bewteen $35 and $90 a copy depending on how much MS likes you. Office is between $75 and $150. It only looks like it is free because Microsoft uses indirect means to contrain the OEM from selling boxes without it. This prevents you from doing the subtraction and figuring out what the OEM is paying for a license.
Windows also costs the OEMs a huge tech support burden because the OEM, not Microsoft, has to field the tech support calls. Dell employs thousands of people to handle these calls that really should be Microsoft's responsibility. The cost of this is built into the desktop you buy. Shifting the tech support burden on to the OEMs has made Microsoft billions of $$$ in profits.
With Linux these cost are different. When you buy Redhat on a Dell you are buying a support contract. In this case the exact cost of tech support is known, and you call Redhat instead of calling Dell.
Any true TCO analysis has to take into account the OEM tech support costs which can be substantial.
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Re: Part I: Corporate Desktop Linux - The Hard Truth
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by Anonymous on Feb 05, 2005 - 08:17 AM
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Ever hear of openoffice for windows ?
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Re: Part I: Corporate Desktop Linux - The Hard Truth
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by Anonymous on Feb 06, 2005 - 04:06 PM
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But the same apps that you say are free with Linux also have free versions for Windows - isnt the issue Linux v Windows?
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