[antiRepublicrat]

In terms of overall support and cost, yes it is better and that's why teh suits choose it over Apache.

The suits choose Apache because Microsoft leveraged its monopoly desktop OS into servers. They mainly buy out of habit (or an insane panic deal with Microsoft because they mentioned using Linux), not because of any cost-benefit analysis.

[antiRepublicrat]

Whoops, chose IIS. Hey, it came with the servers they bought because the Windows clients they have only worked best with Windows servers.

[for-q-clinton]

The suits choose Apache because Microsoft leveraged its monopoly desktop OS into servers. They mainly buy out of habit (or an insane panic deal with Microsoft because they mentioned using Linux), not because of any cost-benefit analysis.

I'm just amazed that all the big suits in the world are really stupid pawns of Microsoft. Wow, M$ must really be evil as you all said if they are smart enough to fool all the smart business leaders in the world. But the IT guys working in their basement on a Linux--they really know what's best for all corporations in America and the world (even though they don't work there).

Yeah, that's the ticket!

[for-q-clinton]

The suits choose Apache because Microsoft leveraged its monopoly desktop OS into servers. They mainly buy out of habit (or an insane panic deal with Microsoft because they mentioned using Linux), not because of any cost-benefit analysis.

And the only reason Java is so big is because the Sun salerep took the CIO out to lunch. Those stupid suits...if only they had you to run their business they'd really make some money then. {/sarcasm}

[Bush2000]

The suits choose Apache because Microsoft leveraged its monopoly desktop OS into servers.

Lay off the crack. The suits aren't deploying servers based upon the antitrust case from 5 years ago. If you think that, you're delusional.