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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) |
| Date | 25 Jun 2025 18:44:16 GMT |
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:47:58 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > On Mon, 19 May 2025 08:13:31 +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > >>> Call it what you will but for some strange reason Windows Server is >>> cheaper on Azure. >> >> Might be because Azure's owner doesn't have to pay for Windows >> licenses? > > And yet Microsoft admits that, even on their cloud, Linux is more > popular than Windows -- way more popular. > > Given the higher support costs of Windows, if they’re offering that for > free, that’s actually a disincentive for their salespeople to promote > Windows over Linux, because the Linux instances are going to be more > profitable. Azure doesn't exactly offer free Windows Server but enter promo code GOTCHA for a discount. Microsoft is a little paranoid about where the next anti-monopoly suit will come from.
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Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-25 08:47 +0000 Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-25 18:44 +0000
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