Berikut adalah perbandingan secara ringkas harga-harga perisian komputer bagi platform Windows dan Linux/Open Source OS
Windows:
OS
Windows 98/XP Home Edition - RM300++*
Antivirus
Norton Antivirus - RM180++
Office Application
MS Office 2000/XP - RM1500++*
Internet
Internet Explorer - bundle
FTP (old program) - bundle
Multimedia
Winamp MP3 Player - Freeware
Cyberlink PowerDVD - Shareware
XingMpeg Player - Shareware
Adobe Photoshop - RM1000++*
Development
Microsoft Visual Basic - RM1000++*
Microsft Visual Studio - RM1000++*
Linux
OS
Mandrake, Redhat, SuSE (+100 more) - Free, Open Source, GPL License
Antivirus
No antivirus.
Office Application
OpenOffice - Free, Open Source, GPL License
KOffice (Part of KDE Project) - Free, Open Source, GPL License
Internet
Mozilla Browser - Free, Open Source, GPL License
gFTP - Free, Open Source, GPL License
+100 more applications
Multimedia
XMMS Mp3 Player - Free, Open Source, GPL License
Xine (VCD, DVD Player) - Free, Open Source, GPL License
MPlayer (VCD, DVD Player) - Free, Open Source, GPL License
GIMP (similar to Photoshop) - Free, Open Source, GPL License
Development
Gnu C Compiler (GCC) - Free, Open Source, GPL License
KDevelop (Part of KDE Project) - Free, Open Source, GPL License
Qt Toolkit - Free, Open Source
Gnome Toolkit (GTK) - Free, Open Source, GPL License
* Each copy required seperate license.
so the choice is yours ...........
