On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 10:59, Stuart wrote: > So they should be, by my reckoning, google saved themselves about > $32,000,000 in windows server license fees plus upgrade costs and not > including more than 5 CALS per server over using Win2K servers (about > $4k a pop retail). > > There was also an article recently where a $1Bn retail operation in the > US http://eltoday.com/article.php3?ltsn=2002-07-17-004-15-PS reckoned > that for every 12 windows server boxen they needed one admin. Doing the > maths at say $40K per admin, that means google would have needed 666 > staff (interesting number) and a budget of $26Million in salaries per > annum. > > Maybe this is a good festies poster? >
OK.... 1) Lets take things like this to slug-chat. I'm posting here so that people not subscribed to -chat will get the message too! Advocacy/MS bashing stuff belongs on -chat. 2) Workshop posters will not mention anything about MS or claim advantages over windows. Linux can stand on its own legs and we don't want to come across as MS bashers. I'd suggest people take a look at http://www.datasync.com/~rogerspl/Advocacy-HOWTO.html Greeno
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