Hidden Cost

NERD ON THE STREET

Additional support for Linux-based servers may be a hidden cost that users will have to factor in when embracing the open source operating system, according to a study released last week by Microsoft. Commissioned by the Redmond, Wash.-based giant, the study from market data researcher International Data Corp. (IDC) concludes that servers running Microsoft Windows 2000--at least at the low end--could be less expensive to support than hardware running Linux. The researchers found more personnel

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