[Coco] OT: Ballmergram - Linux TCO

[Jim Cox]

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:09:59 -0700
  "Neil Morrison" <neilsmorr at hotpop.com> wrote:
> 
> ----- 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

While I am not defending M$ in any way, a lot of "experts" 
state that once Linux gains a big enough share of the 
market, it too will see an increase in attacks.  Unlike 
Windows, Linux should have a quicker response to security 
issues.

-Jim