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Three Enterprise Operating Systems Compared

Posted by timothy on from the or-none-of-the-above dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Finally, a much awaited review of enterprise OSes. The guys from NW Test Alliance pitted Red Hat, UnitedLinux, and Windows against each other and rated them on several rubrics. Red Hat won by a slight margin on the basis of its high hardware compatibility and strong security integration."

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  1. windows won! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    see subject

  2. Comparison result by Lothar · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The comparison result from the article:

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 9
    RATING: 4.13
    Company: Red Hat
    Price: $2,499 (includes 24-7 support);
    cost can be reduced to $1,499 for abbreviated support hours.
    Pros: High hardware compatibility, strong security integration, feature-rich.
    Cons: Expensive high-level support; occasionally weaker management.

    UnitedLinux/SuSE Enterprise Linux Server 8
    RATING: 4
    Company: SuSE,
    Price: $749 includes one-year maintenance contract ($699 each additional year). Premium support costs $2,250/year.
    Pros: Uniform, strong management.
    Cons: Minor availability issues; tougher to secure.

  3. Re:Three? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant
    You'd think that the United Federation of Planets would pick one and stick with it...

    You know, you had me wondering WTF you were talking about for 5 minutes until I reread the title of the story. You fucking geeks really take the cake don't you. Are you that idiotic that you don't understand Enterprise Operating Systems are for large corporations? Get a life. It's not funny.