On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 06:29:04PM -0500, Gerald Henriksen wrote: > So your average person at home now has a choice of Windows XP at $300 > or Red Hat Enterprise Workstation at $300 ($60 a year after the first > year for access to security fixes). Guess what, XP comes with full > multimedia capabilities including MP3 and DVD, as well as a full range > of software available for purchase including games, tax software, etc. > Which would you choose? And Red Hat Linux comes with a full office suite, a Photoshop clone, a bunch of other utilities, web development tools, and a whole bunch more. You don't need to pay extra for Microsoft Office, Photoshop, and other imaging software, nor a project management suite. Add them all up and you'll see that Windows is a *lot* more expensive. >And by the way, so far at least Microsoft > still offers free security fixes in the base price. As does Red Hat. However, your pricing is suspect. Windows XP Pro is $299. Red hat Enterprise is $179/year for the download edition and $299 per year for the standard edition. In the first 90 days, Microsoft offers you absolutely no support. Red Hat offers telephone and web-based support. If you need assistance setting up a desktop, this could save you a bunch. The standard edition includes both phone and web support with service level guarantees and extends this for the entire year. Microsoft support costs $245 for phone support *per incident*. -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
