"You either go it alone with open source software where it is unclear where the responsibility lies for support, or you go with a large supplier where you know what to expect and have service levels to fall back on,” he says. “It's about predictability - knowing what to expect and having someone who is accountable. Nowhere is this more concerning than with the impact on cost.

“In my experience, either way, you pay. It's money at the start with proprietary software or death by a thousand cuts as things slowly unravel with open source."



Does that sound nice? DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS with open source --- Linux is OPEN SOURCE , the same thing that Video Ezy prove beyond any doubt makes no business sense.



The Frog

Linux is more expensive then Microsoft Windows. You have to consider all the costs, not just the upfront ones. Just like a mobile phone contract, Linux sucks you in with a "free" OS and then you pay badly in the future for your uneducated choice.This is what I'm have concluded from the following website:Video Ezy, one of Australia's best video companies use Microsoft. Now video's are struggling a bit lately, mainly due to pirates I think. So Video company would want to save money yeah? They do this by using Microsoft Windows - not the "free" Linux OS that costs more in the long run.Why did they chose it?