Re: Linux vs. Windows performance.

From: Paul Drake <drak0nian_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 20 Feb 2004 14:11:58 -0800
Message-ID: <1ac7c7b3.0402201411.342da280@posting.google.com>

Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1077302080.881294_at_yasure>...
> Paul Drake wrote:
>
> >>What I would expect to see is greater stability and far fewer
> >>concerns with viruses and other mischief. Also consider the money
> >>saved in not playing the MS upgrade game.
> >
> >
> > you're fooling yourself. you're still going to have to pay for the
> > operating system and support, and you're still going to have to
> > upgrade.
>
> You've lost me. Nowhere did I say Linux was free? I said "money saved
> in not playing the MS upgrade game." Saving money means paying less
> ... not paying zero.

agreed.

Pd Received on Fri Feb 20 2004 - 16:11:58 CST