Re: User Linux

[Paul Thomas <paul tmsl demon co uk>]

On 04/02/2004 04:26 James Drabb wrote:
> [snip]
> Also, RH no longer has a Linux available that is cost effective compared
> to MS.  You can get MS Windows XP home for $99, while Red Hat
> Professional Workstation is around $110.  MS Windows XP Pro is cheaper
> then RHEL WS.  This pricing point is actually hurting Linux.


I noticed a new RedHat Profesional Workstation 
(http://www.redhat.com/mktg/rhpw/) yesterday on RH's site. You seem to be 
able to WinXP a lot cheaper than we can here in the UK. Amazon UK quote 
GBP160 for XP Home (thats about $240!). That compares to Suse 9.0 
Professional and GBP46. RH PW hasn't made it onto Amazon's UK site yet but 
is quoted at $89.99 on Amazon.com.

> More
> home-users, IT manager, etc are familiar with MS then with Linux.  If
> they look at trying a switch to Linux and see that it now COSTS MORE,
> most will not make the switch.

Good point.

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