So what do you propose we should do, George? Has Microsoft won? On Monday 21 June 2004 07:11, George Toft wrote: > The notion that OSS software is less expensive in a business environment > - at least to the bean-counters and managerment - is a complete falacy. > Whereas the reality may be different, here are the reasons. > > - Linux OS costs are the higher. PC's ship with Windows, which is > included in the PC cost. Reimaging them with Linux costs labor and > licensing. Licensing? Yes - no large company or gov't body is going to > buy a product without support, which means buying a support contract. > Red Hat prices for RHW: $3500/50 copies > which comes with 30 days > of phone support and 1 year of web support and 1 year of upgrades. So > you get to spend $70/year/user on top of the Microsoft Licensing. > The reality: The older hardware is out of support anyway. If it isn't > supportable, it isn't considered. > > The reality: It probably isn't necessary to support the Business anyway, > but you will not be able to convince them of it. > -- <:-)Mike(-:> This message has been scanned for viruses by the VEI Internet Automatic Email Spam and Virus Scanner, and is believed to be free of spam or viruses. Please report spam to spamtrap@vei.net. If you would like 98.9 % spam blocked from your E-mail then go to VEI Internet for details. Anti-spam/Anti-virus is FREE with every account. http://www.vei.net/ mailtospamtrap@vei.net --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss