[Sussex] What the opposition costs

[Tony Austin]

> Now, I know that bashing^8^8^8^8^8^8^8^8talking about Microsoft isn't
> the best way to promote Linux, but ah, WTF.... time for some shameless
> spin.
>
> We talked a little about Microsoft's TCO's for Linux recently - here's
> an article which explains what Microsoft's customers are seeing for
> their ever increasing expenditure (and remember folks, it's an annual
> membership fee!).
>
> http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0308licensing.html
>
> ... nice ;).

This makes me feel better about advising my customers NOT to go with M$
Software Assurance.

I told them that it looked very much like the Extended Warranties that
electrical goods retailers are keen to sell you with your new TV, but the
real reason was that I felt physical sick from stress every time I tried
to understand just what the M$ licensing deals were offering.

Ha, ha!  Now it turns out that SA is exactly the same as the Extended
Warranties - worthless.

>
> --
> Geoff Teale <tealeg at member.fsf.org>
> Free Software Foundation
>
>

Regards.

Tony Austin
Gigaday Computing Limited
http://www.gigaday.com
tony at gigaday.com



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