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["Rajko M." <rmatov101@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 07 February 2008 05:23:28 pm Tero Pesonen wrote:

> Money? Well some one who buys a branded PC typically already pays for
> security apps etc. which bring added costs. Putting Linux on that
> hardware at home won't make the money they already paid for the Windows
> OS and Norton etc. stuff to be returned.

Something is missing. Most of security applications are trials, so you have to 
shell out money. Than next year comes subscription and in few years it adds 
up to amount for a new computer. Windows security is rather expensive must 
have. The only reason that it doesn't look bad is that it doesn't come at 
once. 

Say XY Internet Security, if it costs only $40.- after 10 years it is $400.- 
and with 2 computers to protect it is enough for 3rd computer. Besides it 
uses computer resources so you need better computer ie. more money than for 
Linux box to have the same computational power for your tasks. 

-- 
Regards, Rajko.
See http://en.opensuse.org/Portal
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