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   So who did fund it?  Demonstrate your supposed journalistic skills =
and tell us all.

Rich

  "Joe Barr"  wrote in message =
news:3e172b88$1{at}w3.nls.net...

  Thanks, Adam.  Interesting.  I think we can safely assume that:

  a.  Richard Shupak did not write the scenario
  b.  MS did not fund the study




  On Sat, 04 Jan 2003 18:02:47 +0000, Adam Flinton wrote:

  > =
http://www.zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0,6061,2907876-92,00.html
  >=20
  > " The RFG study also looked at system support costs. Among the =
companies
  > surveyed, the study found few that were paying for Linux support; =
instead,
  > they used free support online. Obviously, commercial support options =
would
  > add to the Linux TCO equation.
  > According to the study, the three-year cost of a 100,000-hit =
processing
  > unit was significantly different among the systems:
  >=20
  >   a.. Solaris: $561,520
  >   b.. Windows: $190,662
  >   c.. Linux: $74,475
  > "The Microsoft case has always been 'Linux isn't free,' and they're =
losing
  > sight of something these days," Robinson said. "Nobody's saying =
Linux is
  > free anymore. Our number here is $74,000 for a three-year =
deployment. The
  > news is that, despite it not being free, it's still considerably =
cheaper
  > and is more flexible with licensing." "
  >=20
  > Adam

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   So who
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your supposed journalistic skills and tell us
all.
Rich
 

  "Joe Barr" <warthawg{at}austin.rr.com>">mailto:warthawg{at}austin.rr.com">warthawg{at}austin.rr.com>
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  Adam.  Interesting.  I think we can safely assume=20
  that:a.  Richard Shupak did not write the =
scenariob.  MS=20
  did not fund the
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html>=20
  > " The RFG study also looked at system support
costs. Among =
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  companies> surveyed, the study found few that were paying for =
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  support; instead,> they used free support online. Obviously, =
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  $190,662>   c.. Linux:
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case=20
  has always been 'Linux isn't free,' and they're losing> sight =
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  something these days," Robinson said. "Nobody's saying Linux =
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  Adam-- 

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