M$ Admits Linux is Cheaper...
Hey All,
It might not be Gates, but its close enough. CEO Steve Ballmer admitted that Microsofts product, Windows, is in fact not more affordable then Linux...
"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer....conceded that Windows marketing campaigns against Linux that state that Windows is cheaper than Open Source versions of Linux wouldn't be possible. Specifically, Ballmer stated that Microsoft had not figured out a way to make its products less costly than Linux, and that the company would have to rework its traditional "we're cheapest" marketing approach to emphasize the added values of the Windows operating system given the price customers have to pay..."
Source: http://geek.com/news/geeknews/2002Ju...0718015464.htm