[nzlug] Idea...

[SIMON WALKDEN]

Those costs are not exaggerated at all.

for business users, you can expect to be hit up for:
1. OS cost, be it XP/vista
2. the CAL for server usage
3. ms-office licensing
4. whichever antivirus solution they use, be it Avast, CA, etc

all up, just for 1's and 0's, a business is looking at $1000+ before
even purchasing any hardware, per user.



On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 5:56 PM, Simon Bridge <simonbridge at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> Part of the license fee saving on changing to open standards, in govt,
>  can go to a bonus in the paypackets of everyone in the department...
>
>  Just a thought...
>
>  I have a student who keeps piping up with "Vista does that" when I'm
>  talking free software. Sat him down and...
>  "And how much was Vista?"
>  "Free... my work paid for it."
>  "I see - that vista ultimate costs $600, then theres the fee for your
>  seat at the server, another what, $200?
>  "I guess..."
>  " ... how big was your xmas bonus last year?"
>  "erk"
>  "How would you have felt about a $800 xmas bonus and still get to use
>  all these features anyway?"
>  "engfeh!"
>
>  This guy also has a developers licence - the work has - he's in for a
>  shock sometime.
>
>  (I'm hoping I exaggerated those costs a tad...)
>
>
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