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to: Joe Barr
from: Egan Orion
date: 2003-01-05 21:16:50
subject: Re: Linux TCO study for Joe

From: Egan Orion 

I've read that and it's an interesting example of a government getting
screwed by Microsoft, but George is right... it's about licensing, not
long-term TCO.  Good article, though...

Egan


Joe Barr wrote:
> How about this one.  It includes a copy of the infamous "Enterprise
> Agreement" as well as invoices proving the City of Austin now has to pay
> twice for every copy of Windows used on the desktop.
>
> http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/1219.barr.html
>
>
>
> On Sat, 04 Jan 2003 21:41:43 +0000, Egan Orion wrote:
>
>
>>Joe,
>>
>>Back that up in a factually based article:  I'll quote you and link it.
>>
>>All the best (as Will Z. used to say, before he sold out to Microsoft),
>>Egan
>
>

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