Users Reject MS Independent Study Claims

PenguinCandidate writes "End users from various corners of the Web have whole-heartedly rejected Microsoft's claims that an independent TCO comparison between Linux and Windows would be something akin to the second coming. Said one senior Linux architect: 'With Linux and open source, it is possible to arrive in a position where the organization has increased control over its situation [and reduced] its long-term costs. That's a highly desirable outcome and I doubt we'll ever see a Microsoft-funded study which will come to that conclusion.'"

Re:This will never be resolved

[theconartist]

Did you just call the almighty /. a blog?! *grabs a rocket launcher*

Re:Linux and Windows

[MPHellwig]

Of course it's targeted at managers, these are the only kind of people that can be convinced that somethinge essential free cost more then something what you have to buy.

And don't come with the training bs, training is a mandatory if it is buy-ware or not.You can be cheap and not train your personal or expect they train them self, but don't whine when they make un-educated decissions like not preferring open source when its a viable candidate.

Sounds like a reality show to me

[jhines]

Setup one team with Windows, and another with Linux, and see how they do over a few months.

Each week a new peripherial or application has to be installed.

tc0

[einhverfr]

This is the only thing close to a neutral study I've seen about Linux and Windows, and that is about security, not TCO.

W1nd0wz h45 4 L0\/\/3R 7073L C057 0f 0\/\/N3R5H1P than Linux. See, it's a security thing :-) In other words it costs less to 0wnz a Windows box....

Re:imagine that

[aklix]

And this was the first article I DIDN'T see "Nothing to see here"

Re:This will never be resolved, and here's why

[typical]

The Amish.