http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=7942
Interesting article and a useful argument - most cost of ownership comparisons look at purchase and support. I don't think I've seen one cater for future upgrades. Basically this is a Mickeysofter admitting that a PC upgrade costs around $2000 in lost productivity. Personally I think that's a bit low. ------------------------------------------------------------ "An 'average' end user migration takes between three days and six months and end users don't trust data migration products until they see them. Emails and contacts are hard to find. Microsoft reckons PC growth is being slowed by the "hurdles" of migration, and 40% or so feel that these problems are enough to delay buying a new PC. Plus migration costs between $100 to $2,000 per PC." ------------------------------------------------------------ Contrast that with moving Linux/390 (or any mainframe workload) to a new platform - user comes in on Monday morning and finds the system's a bit quicker than it was on Friday. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803 +49 173 6242039
