[Coco] OT: Ballmergram - Linux TCO

[Neil Morrison]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John R. Hogerhuis" <jhoger at pobox.com>



> On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 19:36, KnudsenMJ at aol.com wrote:

>

> > Could you tell us what TCO stands for?  Probalby obvious once I hear it,

but

> > this Linux user wants to know.  --Mike K.

>

> Total cost of ownership.

>

> The point of this term regarding Linux is that Linux has no price tag,

> but to deploy any complex piece of software also takes man hours of

> work, possibly replacing equipment, cost of support contracts, etc.

>

> Microsoft attempts (unsuccessfully in my opinion) to make the case that

> Windows has a lower TCO than Linux.


How about the 4 hours total I spent trying to get one piece of spyware off a
Windows box a few days ago? Not to mention the trojan I got off another box
after some time (at the same place) a few months ago.

NM