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>TCO has been touted by MAC for many years. Alas, it is easy to slant >numbers to promote an argument for either platform. Whenever a truely >independent researcher looks at the numbers, it seems that the validity of >the TCO argument evaporates into a dead heat. > > http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/22738.html > >What is often overlooked is that "average" numbers don't tell the whole story. > >Frank That is true. In a large office setting like Goddard, The PC are more expensive to maintain. The users of Macs often take care of their own needs, and in general may be more knowledgeable about their machines (scientist, graphics, etc.). Not that there aren't many of these same types of people with PCs. But the vast masses of office workers get PCs. More resources per PC are devoted to Windoze machines here. Britt -- _______________________________________ Britt Griswold/WMAP Project Infonetic/Maslow Media Group NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Code 685 Bldg. 21 Rm 063 Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001 (301) 286-3381 (301) 286-1617 FAX (301) 286-7230 FAX [log in to unmask] http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov