Bill Jonas wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 08:17:34PM -0700, George Toft wrote:
> > I'm comparing OS costs. The box comes with Windows, which the company
> > pays for. Linux is extra.
>
> Ahem. I think you said "Linux" when you meant "Windows". As in, "The
> box comes with Windows, which the company pays for. Windows is extra."
>
> It is my understanding that most mid-size-and-larger businesses have a
> site or volume license for Windows and many of them will Ghost a
> standard OS image onto the drive. OEMs will not sell a "naked" PC.
> Thus, most businesses in this class wind up paying twice for the same
> product.
>
> Or am I mistaken?
>
> --
> Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/
> "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your front door. You step
> into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing
> where you might be swept off to." -- Bilbo Baggins
>
You are correct if the box will have Windows installed. If Linux us
installed, it was shipped with Windows, then Linux, WHICH IS NOT FREE
($$$), is installed. The RHAS license is $2700 per server. That's what
I meant by "Linux is extra."
--
George Toft, CISSP, MSIS
CIO
AGD,LLC
www.agdllc.com
623-203-1760
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