Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 18th May 2007 22:17 UTC
Some of the changes in the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008 are a response to features and performance advantages that have made Linux an attractive option to Microsoft customers. One of these is the fact that Linux has less of a surface area, which led customers to believe that Linux is inherently more secure, Bill Laing, the general manager for Microsoft's Windows Server division, told eWEEK. "Having less surface area does reduce the servicing and the amount of code you have running and exposed, so we have done a lot of work in 2008 to make the system more modular. There are more than 30 components not installed by default, which is a huge change," Laing said. "We also have server core, which doesn't have the GUI, so I would say that is a response to the options people had with Linux that they didn't have with Windows."
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RE[2]: Good direction from Microsoft
by Windows Sucks on Sat 19th May 2007 04:05
in reply to "RE: Good direction from Microsoft"
Member since:2005-11-10
I think MS is full of BS and actually is making noise to get the attention of the US government to make changes to the patent laws so they wont get sued for billions.
Unlike FOSS, MS is big game. Everyone shoots at MS. They got so much money you bound to win something!
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2006-12-15
Is this the reason Microsoft is going after linux and FOSS?