Re: [TCLUG:3331] Windows NT pricing

[sos@skypoint.com (Steve Siegfried)]

While Ben's probably closer to being right about the _price_ of Windows
products, he's still waaaay low on the _cost_ of running Windows.  Because
Microsoft O/S products are relatively more unstable than your typical Un*x
system, administration and setup costs are much higher than for Un*x.

Even if Windows were free, it's still no bargain if you spend all your time
keeping it up and running.  Ping a typical dedicated and competent MS system
admin (if you can find one) and ask him when was the last time he saw his
family and social friends.

-Steve Siegfried

Ben Kochie wrote:
> 
> i think those numbers are a tad high.. 
> 
> windows 98: full version with manual and cert.  $84
> windows NT 4.0 server:  25 client licenses      $537
> 
> ftp service: built in (it's ugly, but works) free
> MS IIS 4.0 (in all the ms glory)             free
> email.. well post.office is expensive as hell
> 
> 
> On 14-Jan-99 Serge M. Egelman wrote:
> > My guess is about $200 (Win98 full version) for each of the Win9x boxes and
> > probably another $500 for NT Server.  So that would be $6500 for 30 machines.
> > Not only did you save all that money, but they work better (or work period
> > for
> > that matter).
> > 
> > serge
> > 
> > Tim Wilson wrote:
> > 
> >> Hey everybody,
> >>
> >> Got a quick question here.
> >>
> >> Some of you are familiar with the network I have here at Sibley. Right
> >> now I've got about 30 workstations and a Linux server providing all of the
> >> usual Linux server goodies. Somebody asked me today how much it would have
> >> cost to run the network if I had used Windows products. I don't know the
> >> NT stuff very well, so I didn't have a good guess. Does anybody know
> >> approx. how much it would cost to outfit 30 machines with Win9x and a
> >> server with Win NT including email, ftp, web server,... etc.
> >>
> >> -Tim
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