Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Re: Back to Netbooks

Do you have any numbers/studies that indicate that using Windows XP offers a cost savings over using Linux?

If so, I'd love to see them.

Thanks,

Bill


--- On Tue, 2/17/09, TJ Rainsford <tjrainsford@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: TJ Rainsford <tjrainsford@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Back to Netbooks
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 11:19 AM
> There is something to be said for the Linux route but it
> does not
> necessarily save you money unless you have the technical
> expertise to
> support it. While it may reduce the initial costs, it may
> cost you more in
> operational costs over the long term unless you have the
> internal capacity
> to support the environment.
>

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