Just Talking About Linux Can Save You Money
There is a raging and too often specious debate over which operating system
-- Windows Server or Linux -- offers a better payback, or in tech-speak, ROI.
Putting that aside, it's arguable that just threatening to move to Linux can
save millions of dollars when negotiating a Microsoft contract. Our resident
Microsoft negotiator Scott Braden wrote a
recent
column explaining exactly how the threat of Linux, real or feigned, can
knock a bunch of dough off your next contract.
Posted by Doug Barney on 11/28/2006 at 1:15 PM