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Story: War of words greets Microsoft's UK anti-Linux campaign

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Even given that Microsoft's claims that Windows is cheaper in the long term have some truth, I'd still be concerned with the implications of this.

Essentially, what this means is that if you want to see these supposed statements, you're going to have to stick with Microsoft for the long term. This assumes that Microsoft will continue in a direction suitable for your needs, and that they will actually be able to deliver products that meet your growing needs over this time.

As much as a long term plan is nice to have, it's also nice the have the flexibility to grow and move as you need to without having to wonder if the software company you're bound to is capable of meeting your needs.

To be honest, I don't think Microsoft had got any advantages over the long term. We replaced our Windows NT server with a Linux server four years ago, and the changes have been dramtic. The amount of time I spend maintaining the server has decreased dramatically, patching is easier and the server just works (for out mixed Mac, Linux, Windows desktop environment). Windows XP might have improved over WinNT, but Linux is still meeting out needs and growing with out business.

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