Replacing Linux with Windows saves £1 million

Posted by henke54 on Dec 3, 2008 9:45 PM EDT
iTWire; By Stephen Withers
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A UK company says its switch from Linux to Windows will save it £1 million (almost $A2.3 million). How does that work? According to a case study published by Microsoft, British tool and equipment hire specialist Speedy Hire has junked the Linux and OpenOffice based systems running in its depots in favour of Windows and Microsoft Office. Why? Because the company expects to save £1 million over five years. Saving £200,000 a year doesn't sound quite so impressive, but we'll let that pass.

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