Windows 2003 Server is a more reliable server operating system than Linux, a research firm said Monday. According to the Yankee Group's annual server reliability survey, only Unix operating systems such as HP-UX and Sun Solaris 10 beat Windows on uptime. Windows 2003 Server, in fact, led the popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux with nearly 20 percent more annual uptime. The Yankee Group made a point of stressing that the survey was not sponsored or supported by any server OS maker.
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Member since:2005-07-06
It is to be expected...
Microsoft are going to have a really tough time getting Vista sold in numbers to existing users. So instead of promoting the benefits of this "soon to be released" vapourware, (I know it exists I have a beta here), but it is not on the shelves, therefor it can be changed any time....
anyway, instead of promoting Vista and its merits, the Windows fanboy sites degrade Linux and MacOSX.
I am too long in the tooth, to fall for their ploys. If I ever decide to drop Linux, it will be for BSD or even a Mac. I will never use another Microsoft product.
Member since:2006-01-06
Microsoft are going to have a really tough time getting Vista sold in numbers to existing users.
MS isn't interested in selling Vista to existing users (ie. retail shrinkwrap). But whenever somebody buys a new PC, it's going to be preloaded with Vista. And, if you think that that is going to give MS a "really rough time getting Vista sold", you're simply wrong.
Member since:2005-10-02
The only thing that hurts is the fact that somebody will twist statistics to mean anything.
The survey shows Suse is more reliable than Windows 2003 Server (a little only though) while Windows 2003 Server has a slightly higher uptime than RHEL. But they are all very close, so the only thing it "proves" is that the survey doesn't matter.
Member since:2006-04-19
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2006-01-08
Windows 2003 Server is a more reliable server operating system than Linux
That's gotta hurt.
Guess it's the Linux fanbois time to get trolled, we Mac users are on our second article now.
"Why do Apple products suck Part II"
I for one, will not participate in bashing Linux.