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The Linux vs Windows debate is growing up
Posted on Saturday, August 27 @ 23:00:44 EDT by billnad |
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Here is a great article from TechWorld.com on the goings on of the which is better debate between Windows and Linux
The old argument about which is cheapest, Linux or Windows, and which is best for the enterprise, refuses to go away. In one camp live those who are comfortable with a commercial licence which has its own advantages and disadvantages, while in the other sit open source proponents, who argue that the best products arrive via a collaborative route.
Both however are starting to agree that the parameters of the debate moved on from straightforward cost of acquisition to the total cost of ownership sometime ago, as reflected by the popularity of Techworld's own white papers on this issue
What's happening now is that the debate has moved on one more notch, and is starting to show signs of maturity.
Microsoft fan recants?
One exemplar is a recent column by Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio, usually seen as belonging to the pro-Microsoft camp -- she has even been described as a Microsoft spokesperson. In the column, DiDio argues that the Windows v Linux debate is "not an either-or, all-or-nothing proposition" -- an uncontroversial position to be sure.
She has however in the past allegedly made disparaging comments about the viability of the open source business model and how it's run by hippies. Yet what has changed in recent months is that even Microsoft accepts that the open source model has commercial legs. It has responded to the in-roads being made by open source products in a highly aggressive fashion, as DiDio points out. It's even publicly toyed with the open source idea.
Article continued at TechWorld
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