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Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?)

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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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