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Hi folks, More great Microsoft news (which Google will probably like)... http://tinyurl.com/2d4xvvvIt seems that if a business wants to use Office web applications on Linux they need to buy a licence. To be fair it is also the case for Windows too (you'll need a licence).
I guess the advantage is that you'll save on the cost of a Windows licence if you're building a PC from scratch but considering most businesses will probably buy from a major system builder such as Dell, HP etc, chances are they'll get Windows bundled in.
I'd be interested to know how much Google charge. Office 2007 on a volume licence is about £300 a copy, I'm guessing Office 2010 will be about the same. Oh and if you use the web apps, you'll also need Sharepoint, and a Windows 2008 R2 server and...
You get the idea.I'm currently doing a study into licensing costs for about 30 PCs to be upgraded to Office 2007 and Windows 7 Pro, when I've done I'll post some figures to the list.
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