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2003: Year of Apache
John Chamberlain writes "Netcraft's numbers for the new year are in. The trend graphs tell a story: 2003 was the Year of Apache. If Time magazine had a server-of-the-year award the cover would be featuring a feather. Since October 2002 market share has grown from 53% to 64%, a 20% gain while Microsoft IIS, its nearest competitor has shrunk from 36% to 24%, a 33% decline. The change in server totals was even more dramatic. Apache HTTP Server increased from about 20 million to 32 million (+60%) while all other competitors remained flat."
(punting SCO ass-side).
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Apache is NOT a better piece of software. It is free - that is its one and only advantage.
I just love the zealotry - a bunch of jobless Linux geeks who set up little mom and pop websites are declaring that Apache is superior. Guess what, slashbots? Real professionals that have to set up large, professional sites, will ALWAYS choose IIS because study after study has shown that it handles heavy loads better.
I can't wait under SCO drives the final nail in Linux's coffin. You know that annoying geek at work that is so fucking stupid that he thinks open-sores is the answer to EVERYTHING? You all know one, many of you are probably that person yourself (always a sys-admin, never an actual software engineer). Well, I can't wait to listen to that person whine when SCO finally kills off Linux, which will effectively kill Apache (Apache on Windows is dogshit).
These are crooked figures. Don't take them seriously! The real marketshare of IIS is above 80 percent. The catch is, IIS boxes are declaring themselves as Apache servers to avoid attacks. Note: This not an MS sponsored report (yet). Hopefully they will contact me and it will become one. :)
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If Time magazine had a server-of-the-year award the cover would be featuring a feather.
If Time magazine had a server-of-the-year award nobody would read it. Except you people.
It's "Microsoft", not "Microshaft", you fucking idiot.
Linux is D E A D.
Chr0m0Dr0m!C
I have recommended IIS-based solutions before, and given the same requirements, I'll do it again. :)
Dear lord, you must be stopped.
Maybe it's tricky to count market share
It's tricky, alright. It's obvious to anyone that Microsoft's IIS is the clear leader.
Look, if those figures were real, then Apache would be constantly attacked by hoards of script kiddies. [ducks under desk]
Now, despite all those "amateurs" that are putting Apache on the Internet, Apache still has fewer worms, exploits, etc than IIS.
Which tells you that all those "amateurs" are:
#1. Better qualified than those non-amateurs running IIS.
#2. Running a better product.
or
#3. Just plain lucky, over and over and over again.
You're making an excluded-middle argument. If I were Microsoft, this is what I would argue:
"The reason why IIS is targeted more than Apache is becuase the evil terrorist hackers out there hate Microsoft and specifically target Microsoft over the communist Apache."
When the hacker community responds, "That's not true. We target your crap because it's easy." then I (Microsoft) would dismiss it as, "You can't trust what they say. They're evil terrorist hackers."
I don't make the rules. I just make fun of them.