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The continuing myth of the Expensive Mac
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Posted by: bsiblog 3/5/2008
As a Microsoft partner, we often have to interpret licensing issues for our clients. Just this morning we were looking over the information for the coming Microsoft Server 2008, and discovered (to no surprise) that once again licensing a server to perform the tasks you'd like is going to be confusing at best.

Then we read an article about a company wanting to migrate to Macs. They faced serious resistance from employees and customers because the Macs were perceived as “too expensive” compared to Windows hardware. (This is a long-held myth that is often no longer the case) The CIO explained that the Macs will be cheaper when compared to Microsoft’s licensing model, as well as reducing support costs.

From the article:
"I talked about the fact that Microsoft requires up to five client licenses for just one PC, just so we have the legitimate right to attach to the network. With Apple, that's all included," [CIO Dale] Frantz notes. "Yes, it looks like the equipment is more expensive -- until you stack on all the client licenses to run Microsoft [software]."
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