On 6/23/05, Manny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: .. > Just take a look at the latest copy of Computerworld Philippines. > Micro$oft took out a full-page ad where they cite the Yankee Group study, > claiming that switching to Linux results in a higher TCO. What garbage. > > Looks like their FUD campaign is in high gear again.
Because they've lost a number of important (to them) high-value accounts. I had this nice talk with Raymund Acedera.... OTOH I believe that Linux TCO really WOULD be higher than Windows for shops which are pure Windows to start with. Re-training is expensive, and Windows licenses CAN be cheap, depending on how much pull you have... but for normal Philippine situations, I think Linux TCO is still lower thanks to our lamentably low labor costs... _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
