Its a slanted study. M$ funded it and of course the results reflect that. What I would like to see is a much more neutral group support such a study, with a much larger (n > 300 at least) sample size. Then you might be able to make some conclusions.
larry At 04:08 PM 9/9/2003, you wrote: >This section sums up the study... > >"Based on the study findings, the primary sources of Microsofts cost >advantages are: > >1. The J2EE application server and Unix-based database software used in >the Linux development and >deployment stack drive up product costs and development complexity >relative to the comparable >Microsoft products. >2. Microsofts tools simplify development of applications like those >profiled in the study when compared >to the J2EE/Linux products in the study. This simplification translates >into lower labor costs for >development." > >I can't argue with either...there is no rdbms that can compete with >SQL Server on ease of use. If you are on Linux, and want a real >database, you need Oracle...and it costs a lot more than SQL Server. >There are probably 10 or 20 really excellent Windows only IDE's that >are better than any on the *nix platform. > >The section where they add up medium size business costs is a bit off >though if you ask me... >"Development tools: $15,000 . Using a combination of open source .free. >tools and .not free. tools >such as Cold Fusion, PVCS and BEA dev2dev Subscription Platform Edition at >an annual cost of >$3,000 per developer for a total of $6,000 in year zero and $3,000 in >years one through three." > >They used the most pricey combination they could find here. If price >is the primary deciding factor there is no reason to add CF to that >mix if J2EE & BEA are requirements. If either of those are not >requirements...one can mix and match CF and J2EE servers to fit the >pricerange. This makes the rest of the study suspect to me...obviously >they went into this with some kind of bias. > >-- > jon > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Tuesday, September 9, 2003, 2:26:49 PM, you wrote: >LCL> New study conducted by Forrester Research's Giga Information Group >unit and >LCL> commissioned >LCL> and paid for by Microsoft has found that Microsoft offers a cost >advantage >LCL> over J2EE/Linux as >LCL> a development platform for certain portal-type applications. >LCL> http://eletters.eweek.com/zd/cts?d=79-194-2-3-162196-25189-1 > > >LCL> Tell us another one M$. With only a sample size of 12 (7 windows >firms and >LCL> 5 companies using linux) this study is so flawed that it really is >meaningless. > >LCL> larry > >LCL> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
