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1 JohnMcPherson 1 An [Acronym] for __T__otal __C__ost of __O__wnership.
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4 AristotlePagaltzis 3 The total cost incurred by all aspects of ownership and operation of a particular item in addition to initial capital outlay, including such factors as administration, maintenance, licensing, updates and end-user training.
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4 AristotlePagaltzis 5 Such a figure is always difficult to obtain and disputable, thus [TCO] is a term mainly (ab)used by MarkeTroid~s, who will always claim that [TCO] favours their product, even if it would appear to be expensive. This is MicrosoftCorporation's current anti-[Linux] marketing strategy, after they were forced to admit that they could never be as cheap as [Linux].
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7 See also CompetitiveComparisons.