[ale] top selling points for linux...? [anti-flame]

[Christopher Bergeron]

I'm not a salesman, but in an attempt to help my sales/marketing department
understand why _my_ MIS dept. is better than a Windows shop.  Could you guys
help me come up with a few that I might've missed.  Again, my target
audience is a "technically inclined" sales group, but not "too technical".

ROI - with Linux we get more for our money in the long run.  We save on
licensing fees and maintenance in general by bringing support "in-house".

Performance/Efficiency - Linux outperforms _most_ Windows equivalents in a
production environment (ie, Samba vs. Native Windows file sharing, MySQL vs.
SQL Server, etc).

Open archictecture - Linux is "open source" meaning it can be tailored/tuned
to work "better" in any given situation.  With Microsoft software (the
kernel particularly) you are locked in.  A good analogy is that it's like
driving a car with the hood sealed shut.  Your skills are wasted if you're a
mechanic (programmer/sys admin).


Does anyone know of any other good points or anlaogies that could make this
stuff crystal clear for my audience?

TIA,
CB


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