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The roaring battle between open Vs proprietary software is between Windows Vs Linux There has been significant interest in the broader business community regarding the difference in the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) between the Linux and Open Source solutions on one side and Microsoft's proprietary Windows solutions on the other. Microsoft software is licensed to users on a feeforproduct basis, whereas most Linux and open source applications are available free of charge. There are, however installation and support costs to consider. Additionally, since various industry players have begun to claim that Linux is no longer free of cost because some enterprise Linux suppliers have enacted mandatory support contract agreements. Total cost of ownership is a measure of the total costs which each technology platform will incur for an organisation deploying that platform. Comparison of Linux versus windows has to be evaluated keeping many things under consideration. Two of them are: 1. Costs of migration 2. The usability differences Why Linux provides such a strong showing as a competitor to Microsoft Windows in terms of purchase and licensing costs: its free or some other reasons................................... Some may argue that the war is between Linux and UNIX, with the Redmond giant nowhere in the picture. The war back home isn't about communalism, and most is least bothered about the open v/s proprietary software debate. At the end of the day it's all about business, and that's the bottom line. Views-in-Favour and Counter-Views on this conflagrant battle are solicited. Your views should reach us at b_cognizance@iiita.ac.in latest by March 30'2005
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