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Tuesday, 14 December 2004 21:55 |
Additionally, we made the following concessions to tip the scales in Microsoft's favour.
- We didn't modify the model to reflect
research by the Robert Frances Group which shows that Linux needed 82%
fewer staff-resources.
- We have not included the costs of
malware; viruses, spyware, worms, keyloggers, adware etc. Every
research point we have found suggests that this cost is essentially and
predominantly a Windows platform cost, resulting in billions lost by
business every year.
- We have also not included the
substantial costs which arise when systems need to be pre-emptively
rebooted or worse, crash, resulting in unscheduled downtime. All our
research indicates that Linux rarely if ever suffers such problems and
open source platforms on the whole are extremely robust.
- Finally, because Microsoft has
claimed that introducing Linux into an environment will lead to
increased reliance on external consultants, we have tripled the amount
budgeted for such requirements on the Linux models. more HERE (PDF 2Mb)
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