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Get the Facts Right on Linux, Microsoft

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Opinion:Along with one of Microsoft's favorite research firms, companies that use both Linux and Windows are finding that Windows has no cost advantage over Linux. Are we surprised? I think not!

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superjared ·
Email is on Exchange. Uptime 14 days and needs a reboot. Active Directory server. Uptime 23 days needs a reboot, but we can't let it go down. Televantage server, Win2k. Had to reboot while posting this.

Rough cost: $13,000 (including licensing and hardware)

Webservices, including website, admin site, CRM, Project Managment & Reporting. Uptime 192 days and running strong.

Rough cost: $800 (including licensing and hardware)
AnonymousCoward ·
If you can add "backup AD controller" to your $800 box, maybe you can safely bounce the primary? Regularly?
peragrin ·
Why is it that you need a seperate server for many different functions under Windows, yet Linux can handle more than one function at a time.

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