On Thursday 09 March 2006 03:50, Sven Burmeister wrote:
Ok, but I was comparing SuSE Linux and Windows XP. So what's the price of a NLD 9 for 7 years compared to Windows XP Professional? Also, most desktop-users have Windows XP home, so what desktop with the same security fixes lifecycle including service-packs would they get from Novell/SuSE for the same price?
You are trying to compare apples and oranges. Does Mickysoft provide patches for all the applications you are running on Windows XP, I mean things like Adobe Photoshop? The answer is plainly no. MS only supports the OS. It doesn't really support MS Office but expects users to upgrade to fix a potential problems. Compare that with the SuSE Linux distribution which contains over 3,000 applications. They support all security related problems with these packages for a period of two years. If you really compared Windows XP and all the support contracts you would have to enter into with Microsoft and all the other suppliers with the Novell Business contracts I think I know which one would come out the cheaper by a mile. The problem is when you try to compare a Microsoft OS with a Linux distribution you forget about all the applications you get basically for free on Linux. Also remember that you can install SuSE on all your computers for the price of one copy of the distribution. With Windows you have to buy a copy of Windows for each machine. Now taking this information into account who do you think is ripping you off? -- Regards, Graham Smith