Why Linux Kicked Windows Out of Hosting Game?
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| Conclusion
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| Many people even don't know what their page is hosted on.
| Currently (2006) Linux servers are dominating the hosting
| world. If you do not need support for Microsoft products
| or use ASP go for Linux hosting. It is cheaper, and
| gives you more freedom.
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http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Linux-Kicked-Windows-Out-of-Hosting-Game?&id=368663
Related:
Why Windows is less secure than Linux
http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=311
"IIS Web server software were twice as likely to have database
vulnerabilities compared to those using Apache"
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/02/08/half-of-online-retailers-vulnerable-to-hackers
Apache controls 73% of the Web:
December 2006 Security Space Survey Results
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| Security Space estimates that nearly 90 percent of all Web sites
| are "orphans" to which no other sites link. Its Web server survey
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| therefore counts only those servers referenced on other sites.
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http://www.serverwatch.com/stats/article.php/3652421
Microsoft/GoDaddy 'kickbacks' (among other hosts of /parked/ domains):
Open Source Fights Back
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| Question: The OpenSourceParking.com announcement cites a Netcraft
| report, which found that GoDaddy.com's migration from Linux to Windows
| caused Apache to lose server share. Was this event the sole impetus
| for OpenSourceParking.com?
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| Perens: Not the first. It's part of a continuing behavior pattern by
| Microsoft that I think it's fair to call "dirty fighting." GoDaddy was
| using Apache (I assume on Linux) because it was a great technical
| solution. They didn't switch to IIS on Windows Server 2003 for any
| technical reason. The switch was accompanied by a press release by
| GoDaddy, containing Microsoft promotional language. Now, I've changed
| many servers from one thing to another, but I've never made a press
| release about it. GoDaddy wouldn't be doing that unless Microsoft had
| offered them something valuable in return. There has been talk in the
| domain business that Microsoft has been offering the large domain
| registries a wad of cash to switch their parked sites. There is no
| other reason to do this than to influence the Netcraft figures.
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http://www.itbusinessedge.com/item/?ci=15108
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