[LINK] End User PC TCO

[Michael Skeggs mike@bystander.net]

2008/12/18 Bernard Robertson-Dunn <brd at iimetro.com.au>:

> Microsoft would not want to put a bad spin on desktop TCO but have still
> come in at a TCO of about four to five times hardware cost over four years.

Microsoft want to demonstrate up front software license fees are a
small part of TCO, so it benefits them to show a high TCO.
I wonder how TCO is affected by the end users computer literacy. In
the corporation where I work there are many, many service calls to fix
minor issues.

Regards,
Michael Skeggs