I would add in the cost of antivirus software and subscriptions. I buy very little software for my Windows machine. I run Mozilla, OpenOffice, Gimp, Python, and Vim, whether I am on linux or windows. But, you have to have up-to-date antivirus software on Windows and it adds up. When MyDoom hit I was madly trying to reach my family to tell them to not open attachments, and cursing that they were still on Windows. Mike Quoting Mike Lurk <mike.lurk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 07:51 -0500, James Drabb wrote: > > First, let me state that I do despise MS, and I am playing devils > > advocate. However, let us look at the cost over 5 years for RHPW and > MS > > Windows XP Home. We need to assume that RH will support RHPW for 5 > > years and not drop support like RH 9. > >=20 > > RHPW year 1: $50 > > RHPW year 2: $60 for updates > > RHPW year 3: $60 for updates > > RHPW year 4: $60 for updates > > RHPW year 5: $60 for updates > > ---------------------------- > > $290 over 5 years > >=20 > > MS XP Home year 1: $99 > > MS XP Home year 2: $0 > > MS XP Home year 3: $0 > > MS XP Home year 4: $0 > > MS XP Home year 5: $0 > > --------------------- > > $99 over 5 years > >=20 > > Do you see the price difference? > > Your math is wrong. > > Do the prices for > MS XP Home + Equivalent Developer Tools + Adobe Photoshop + Decent Maths > program + Complete Office suite + .... > > Just so you make a fair comparison. > > Rui > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > One other thing, how many virus updates with have to be done in the next > 5 years. How many times will you have to reboot the machine because of > exception errors or lock ups. The only time that I have a lockup Linux > is when there is an actual hardware problem or software incompatibility. > And the there is a BIG plus for Linux, FREE SOFTWARE. No comparison in > my mind. > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > ___________________________________________________________ This mail sent using ToadMail -- Web based e-mail @ ToadNet
