RE: Microsoft Windows, will rule in the next 8 years in the market

Actually, you made my point.

Your explanation of "why change" was $$$$$$ based, not technological superiority based.

If Linux cost the same or more, how many would be changing to Linux?

Lots fewer!

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From: "Goulet, Dick" <DGoulet_at_vicr.com>
Sent: Jan 28, 2005 1:31 PM
To: davewendelken_at_earthlink.net, Oracle-L_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: Microsoft Windows, will rule in the next 8 years in the market

David,

        I beg to differ. I think that cost will drive many IT shops off of Windoze in that time. Win 2003 is listed at $1500 per server + user connection license costs have gone up. We're looking at $200K to upgrade our data center on Windoze. Set that up against a $50K cost to migrate to Linux & decisions get made, Fast. Hence the CIO's 5 year plan.

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