Desktop Application Comparison

Linux supports the main desktop applications and the list keeps growing. The core applications are listed in the table:

Microsoft Windows Based Product	Cost per machine	Linux product	Cost per machine
Microsoft Windows XP	New PC: $100 Upgrade: $100 Professional: $300	Red Hat Linux Debian Linux	Red Hat download: Free Debian Linux: Free Red Hat box: $39.99
Microsoft Office	Small Business Edition: $200 Office Professional: $350 - $600	Open Office Star Office	Open Office: Free Star Office: $76
Microsoft Explorer	Free	Mozilla Netscape Opera Konqueror	Free
Microsoft Outlook	Free	Evolution	Free
Microsoft Project	$600	MR Project	Free
Microsoft Visio	$200	Dia	Free
Adobe Photoshop	$600	GIMP	Free
Adobe Acrobat	Free	Adobe Acrobat	Free
Microsoft Access	$200	Rekall RAD DBMS is available via GPL license	Free for download beta (GPL). Commercial download version: $69.95
Corel Ventura, Quark Xpress, PageMaker, InDesign	Varies	Scribus	Free
cuteFTP	$40	gftp IglooFTP Pro	gftp: Free. iglooFTP Pro: Downloaded: free, purchased: $30
Digital Camera	Free	gtkam	Free
	Price range		Price range
	$100 (Microsoft Windows XP) - $2,340		$0 - $155

Product upgrade costs

• New license to upgrade machines from NT and earlier to Windows XP or Windows 2000.
• Windows 2000 and Windows XP use more computer resources than NT, so many machines will need to be upgraded with more memory, disk and in many cases, a faster CPU.

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