Linux TCO Factors

Linux, the open source operating system, is often associated with a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than its proprietary rivals.

Interestingly, however, research group Meta had taken the position that Linux had the same TCO as Windows. A new alert from the company revises if not reverses this position, stating that, in Meta’s opinion, Linux TCO can indeed be driven down 10 to 40 percent.