Let's see if I can figure this out again. This is a cost analysis over four years for a small business with three computers.
Windows: $600 ($100 every two years, buying every retail upgrade, for three PC's)
Correct-ish...
SuSE Linux: $720 ($60 [upgrade + S&H] three times a year)
Kaching !! Wrong !! Thanks for playing.... Try $120 - $60 x 3 per year - NOT PER MACHINE... You forget the licencing model.
Both have StarOffice, so both do not need any more commerical software to work in a basic office.
Free anyway, so a non-starter here.
Now, granted SuSE Pro comes with a lot of great stuff Windows does not have. However, SuSE develops sizably less of the system than the Redmonians, so they should be able to offer more for less.
Yes, the biggest being that IT WORKS !!
It is worth noting, that the larger the company, the less it costs to use SuSE, but the point is, SuSE in some cases may actually cost more than Windows. That's a scary thought.
Wrong.... Less than 1/4.... Jon