__/ [ Rafael ] on Tuesday 12 June 2007 09:47 \__
> amicus_curious wrote:
>> "flyer" wrote...
>>
>>> IIS has 1/3 the use of Apache, yet it accounts for *twice*
>>> the malware spread throughout the world.
>>
>> Your use of the statistics here shows that you have only a
>> superficial grasp on the situation and come to a wrong
>> conclusion. First, IIS is used, on an average, for far larger
>> installations than the freeware Apache and so the internet
>> traffic for IIS is far larger when measued on a transaction
>> basis. Secondly, the malware applied or obtained from a web
>> site has nothing to do with the server involved. You need to
>> read up on how web servers work.
>
> http://www.securityspace.com/s_survey/data/200705/index.html
>
> Across All Domains
> Market Share
>
> Server May Count May %
> Apache 17,971,577 73.69%
> Microsoft 4,748,178 19.47%
> Zeus 128,574 0.53%
> Netscape 59,556 0.24%
> WebSTAR 24,627 0.10%
> WebSite 9,290 0.04%
> Other 1,445,103 5.93%
>
> 18 million Apache installations can't be wrong. Also you
> discount that Apache is also used on mainframe computers,
> something that Microsoft does not run on.
>
>>> Windows, the loser OS with the dying inertia, an inertia
>>> built when there was no Linux around to object.
>>
>> Well there has to be some reward for being the pioneer, eh?
>> Generally, that lets you buy the territory at a rock-bottom
>> price. If you come along too late, all the good spots have
>> been gobbled up and you are left with what no one wanted in
>> the first place. If you are really going to make your mark,
>> like Microsoft, you have to be early. Remember the saying
>> "The early bird catches the worm"? This is true for setting
>> the standards for operating system software, too.
>
> 18 million early birds can't be wrong.
You are not talking to a technical person. You needn't even feed him.
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