Linux vs. Windows XP: A Small Business Deployment Cost Analysis.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:17:12
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 5 pages (1507 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 5 pages (1507 words)
Introduction.
The purpose of this paper is to present the financial and business advantages of using Linux, an open source operating system vs. Windows XP, a Microsoft closed source operating system, on small business' desktop computers. It is my recommendation that it can be cost effective for a small business to use Linux as its operating system of choice. In the course of my study I considered the following factors:
-Cost
-Performance
-Reliability
-Scalability
-Usability
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