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Originally Posted by HC_Chief
Check Alinean. The numbers tell the story.
Too often people mix their personal preferences into these discussions. Perception is NOT reality; it is perception. An objective, broad view of the landscape indicates that ROI is higher, and TCO is lower. The factors that you indicate as the reason are variables in the calcs, to be certain, but they are not the sole variable.
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Licensing alone often prevents Microsoft from having the best ROI or TCO.
To make a blanket statement that Microsoft's solution has the best ROI and/or TCO is dubious at best and at worst, outright false. You can't talk in such broad generalities.
There's also the fact that Microsoft has purposefully made 3rd-party solutions more expensive in the foundation (see Citrix).