Microsoft Switches to Linux

[admin at kclinux.net]

Let's put the urban legend to rest already.. sheesh

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/32385.html

Linux running IIS 6 should of tipped some people off in the first place.

> Well the big deal is the last time I went to a show that MS
> co-sponsored I was told that IIS6 is 23423423423423234324234 times
> faster then any other webserver on the market. AND, it was more secure,
> hacker proof etc. HAHHAHHAH.
> ya sure ok, then use it exclusively to protect yourself,, wait.. you
> cant.....................
> ALL the diff OS's have thier place,, MS just tends to LIE a bit about
> most things.
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> Is that any different then alot of other companies? No, but they get
> caught and NOT punished alot, leaves a bad taste in my mouth for sure.
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> dre
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>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 02:11:06PM -0500, Paul Thompson wrote:
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http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2003/08/17/wwwmicrosoftcom_runs_linux_up_
to_a_point_.html
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>> okaaaaaay... so the contract out some webserving to Akamai, one of the
>> big content delivery companys that uses linux deployments in places...
>> What's the big deal?
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