I would say the returns are entirely proportionate, given that MS are the ones choosing what to charge for Windows and that Linux is free by it's very nature.
Linux support however is not free. What do you think the companies that are selling Linux based books are paying for the support teams they need to have when people that have never used or not extensively used Linux call up for support on their device. If you think an incompetent user on a windows box is hard to help, just wait till you get an incompetent user on a Linux box on the line.
If everybody knew how to use forums to fix all their problems there would be no computer repair shops like Geek Squad who's most frequent repair is reversing all the stupid stuff people do like deleting /system32. Just imagine somebody getting root access.
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I would say the returns are entirely proportionate, given that MS are the ones choosing what to charge for Windows and that Linux is free by it's very nature.
Linux support however is not free. What do you think the companies that are selling Linux based books are paying for the support teams they need to have when people that have never used or not extensively used Linux call up for support on their device. If you think an incompetent user on a windows box is hard to help, just wait till you get an incompetent user on a Linux box on the line.
I thought the Ubuntu Forums were free...
If everybody knew how to use forums to fix all their problems there would be no computer repair shops like Geek Squad who's most frequent repair is reversing all the stupid stuff people do like deleting /system32. Just imagine somebody getting root access.