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Windows and Linux are different products and the per-capita costs of Windows is trivial. Windows is about the cost of a single support call to IT, so if it's j
by jollybean 5y ago
Windows and Linux are different products and the per-capita costs of Windows is trivial.
Windows is about the cost of a single support call to IT, so if it's just that much easier to maintain, it's worth it. Maybe it is, maybe it's not, but the cost threshold is right there.
It's the cost of a nice keyboard or mouse for gosh sakes.
The cost really shouldn't be hugely part of the equation, I mean, you want to negotiate for it of course, but beyond that it's mostly not the cost.
- 2Gkashmiri 5y agohttps://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-poses-threat-to-germanys-digital-sovereignty-warns-study/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-poses-threat-to-germ... this says "In 2018, the central government had spent €73m ($80m) on Microsoft licenses, around €25m ($27.5m) over the forecast budget – and that was without the cost of providing German state governments with Microsoft software. As opposition politicians pointed out, the total amounts to hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money."
- pjmlp 5y agoThey would have spent similar amounts when hiring contractors for FOSS solutions, because governments work with big consulting agencies regardless of the software source. Red-Hat is hardly cheaper when playing at this level.
- jollybean 5y agoThey spend more on toilet paper. Also, imagine when their IT bill goes up by $100M because of additional support calls due to Linux oddities. 75M is not a lot for important productivity software that people use all day.