[clue-talk] saving money with Linux

[David L. Willson]

OH YEAH, no lost time for virus outbreaks!

David L. Willson
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
MCT, MCSE, LPIC-1
tel://720.333.LANS

----- grant at amadensor.com wrote:

> > Grant,
> >
> >        You said in your introduction, in caps that Linux saves you
> time
> > and money, then the next few paragraphs are all about it saving you
> > time. As if everyone knows how Linux saves people money. But, we
> haven't
> > really established how Linux saves the computer user money. How
> would I
> > tell a Windows user, in 500 words or less, how it would save them
> money?
> >
> > Louis
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> Many people have said how it saves money, but at the cost of time.
> 
> Saving money is simpler:
> 
> I can run older hardware, so I don't have to buy new hardware as
> often.
> 
> My total software bill can easily be $0, including image editing and
> office suite.
> 
> I don't have to pay Geek Squad to unvirus it foe me.
> 
> Upgrades are there forever for free.
> 
> Example:   You get a document that you need to read for work.  It uses
> the
> new version of Office, but you have the old version.  $700.   You
> realize
> that the new version of Office won't run on your old OS.   $200.  
> You
> realize that the new OS won't run on your old computer.   $1500.  
> The
> worst part is that you can't take back all of the software you
> already
> bought because you already broke the seal.
> 
> Example 2:   You want an image editin program.   You can go to the
> store
> and buy the most expensive one you can afford on WIndows, then hope
> it
> doesn't stink, because you already bought it and spent all of your
> money
> and can't buy another anyway.   Even if you could, uninstalling it
> will
> just mangle the registry anyway, so you are stuck with it.  In Linux,
> you
> go to your package tool, install and remove to your heart's content
> until
> you find one you like for the cost of only bandwidth.
> 
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