Why Linux is better

James Knott james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Thu Sep 21 15:51:12 UTC 2006


Mike Kallies wrote:
> On 9/21/06, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>
>> <http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/>
> 
> Here's a $133 machine including a fresh copy of Windows XP Home:
> 
> <http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=124&catalogId=-124&langId=124&categoryId=2576395> 
> 
> 
> There are a lot of good reasons to use Linux, but the price of Windows
> is not one of them.

It's no problem to buy cheap hardware, with or without Linux.  However 
price is only a small part of the picture.

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