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The total cost of the unending Linux-Windows argument is a great big headache--this latest attempt leaves us none the wiser.
Con Zymaris, CEO of Australian IT services company CyberSource, attempts to set the record straight over recent industry comments that his company is muddying the waters when it comes to determining the true cost of corporate open source deployment.
The total cost of the unending Linux-Windows argument is a great big headache--this latest attempt leaves us none the wiser.
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