Linux vs. Unix: International Data Corporation study comparing total cost of ownership

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Author: JT Smith

From BusinessWire: WHAT: IDC Research reveals a 45-80 percent lower total cost of
ownership (TCO) for Linux on the Intel architecture over
RISC/Unix environments.

WHEN: 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST, Wednesday, January 23, 2002

WHO: Al Gillen, International Data Corporation (IDC) Research
Director, System Software; and Michael Tiemann, Red Hat Chief
Technology Officer