Comments on: Open Source TCO: Total Cost of Ownership and the Fermat’s Theorem http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/01/08/open-source-tco-total-cost-of-ownership-and-the-fermats-theorem/ “equally critical of proprietary and open source myths, advocating software choice beyond marketing and romanticism” Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:28:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: The Hidden Cost of Free | The Open Minded Enterprise http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/01/08/open-source-tco-total-cost-of-ownership-and-the-fermats-theorem/comment-page-1/#comment-663135 The Hidden Cost of Free | The Open Minded Enterprise Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:13:45 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=951#comment-663135 [...] about the Total Ownership Costs is more productive – in which case, you need proof. Talking about an ROI is pretty [...] [...] about the Total Ownership Costs is more productive – in which case, you need proof. Talking about an ROI is pretty [...]

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/01/08/open-source-tco-total-cost-of-ownership-and-the-fermats-theorem/comment-page-1/#comment-657950 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:47:43 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=951#comment-657950 Yes, size leads to generalisation. Yes, size leads to generalisation.

]]> By: Roberto Galoppini http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/01/08/open-source-tco-total-cost-of-ownership-and-the-fermats-theorem/comment-page-1/#comment-657947 Roberto Galoppini Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:21:32 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=951#comment-657947 Roy, I am not saying you are vengeful, just mentioning that some analysts are more equal than others and therefore makes sense to comment them. About being biased or not, I think that it is impossible to make general assumptions when we talk about big analyst firms. Roy,

I am not saying you are vengeful, just mentioning that some analysts are more equal than others and therefore makes sense to comment them.

About being biased or not, I think that it is impossible to make general assumptions when we talk about big analyst firms.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/01/08/open-source-tco-total-cost-of-ownership-and-the-fermats-theorem/comment-page-1/#comment-657943 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:57:19 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=951#comment-657943 Roberto, I have some antitrust docs that I need to process and publish. They show Gartner and IDC negotiating with Microsoft what they'll produce. There are prior examples of this that I published. I'm not vengeful; I'm a realist. CIOs will hopefully become more open minded because they are being sold mindshare. Roberto,

I have some antitrust docs that I need to process and publish. They show Gartner and IDC negotiating with Microsoft what they’ll produce. There are prior examples of this that I published. I’m not vengeful; I’m a realist. CIOs will hopefully become more open minded because they are being sold mindshare.

]]> By: 451 CAOS Theory » 451 CAOS Links 2009.01.09 http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/01/08/open-source-tco-total-cost-of-ownership-and-the-fermats-theorem/comment-page-1/#comment-657928 451 CAOS Theory » 451 CAOS Links 2009.01.09 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:22:33 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=951#comment-657928 [...] Open Source TCO: Total Cost of Ownership and the Fermat’s Theorem Roberto Galoppini [...] [...] Open Source TCO: Total Cost of Ownership and the Fermat’s Theorem Roberto Galoppini [...]

]]> By: Roberto Galoppini http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/01/08/open-source-tco-total-cost-of-ownership-and-the-fermats-theorem/comment-page-1/#comment-657927 Roberto Galoppini Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:17:35 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=951#comment-657927 Ciao Roy, Gartner talks to CIOs, and they listen to Gartner, that is why everybody cites Gartner. This is fair enough as far as it goes, and I think that they deserve our attention for this. Ciao Roy,

Gartner talks to CIOs, and they listen to Gartner, that is why everybody cites Gartner. This is fair enough as far as it goes, and I think that they deserve our attention for this.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/01/08/open-source-tco-total-cost-of-ownership-and-the-fermats-theorem/comment-page-1/#comment-657907 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:44:32 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=951#comment-657907 Why do people /still/ cite Gartner. They are corruptible. E-mails from antitrust show them negotiating with clients what they'll write. Why do people /still/ cite Gartner. They are corruptible. E-mails from antitrust show them negotiating with clients what they’ll write.

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