- Its F-R-E-E, off the bat that saves you $30-$300 on changing or upgrading to the newest (Snow Leopard, and Windows 7).
- The included software will save you tons on paying for new software. E.G. Photoshop ($600)+Illustrator ($500), and Office ($300)=$1400. Cost for linux $0 (GIMP, Inkscape, OpenOffice/Google Docs).
- If your not in the United States <50% of the price of the software goes there (leaving your country), so it doesn’t help your country’s economy as much as it should.
- Up to $30-$220 savings in ditching your antivirus *unless you install Microsofts Free Antivirus*.
- Ubuntu server os is free! Redhat, and opensuse are remarkably cheaper then the $1000-$4000 seen from windows server editions.
- Ubuntu/others os on desktops is free! Thats $200-$300 saving for EACH computer. The more you have the higher savings you get.
- Online support is free, Phone support is cheap. Microsoft support can costs hundreds per hour if you need help from them.
- Ubuntu/others have lower hardware requirements which means you can choose to not upgrade longer.
- Ubuntu/others get a new release every 7 months which means its always fresh. Don’t like the fast updates? Extended versions last up to 5 years and are refreshed every year.
- A simpler os, and no licensing issues means it can really free up your IT department.