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EWeek Details Linux to Windows Migration

Posted by michael on from the flying-north-for-the-winter dept.

nakhla writes "Even though we always hear stories of companies migrating from Windows to Linux, eWeek is running a story describing several companies that have migrated from Linux to Windows. Among their reasons are inadequate support options, application compatibility issues, stability problems, and the added cost of troubleshooting."

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  1. Probably because... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    linux sucks

  2. Re:ID 10 T Problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I could never imagine a properly developed and deployed Linux solution underperforming a Windows solution

    That's because you're a zealot.

  3. Re:Reasons I switched from Linux to Windows by krog · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Firefox and Apache.

    A properly-secured Windows desktop environment (and it is a huge pain to properly secure it, compared to Linux) will outperform a Linux desktop from the point of view of the clueless user, and in the server room they perform about equally (given, again, that the Windows administrator isn't a fuckup).

    Sorry if that cuts into nethack- and IRC-time for admins, but Windows is simply wonderful for an office user. Linux is not.

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  4. Re:ID 10 T Problem by Mateito · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    I switched from Ford to Toyota because my Ford dealer was a schmuck. Therefore Ford cars are a poor choice and everyone should chose an alternative.

    Bad example, based on the fact that Ford Cars are, in fact, shitty when compared to Toyota, while Linux isn't shitty when compared to Windows.

    If you went from Ford to, say, Kia or Daihatsu, you have a better analogy.

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  5. Yup by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    I read the article and many of the issues faced by the "switch-backers" seemed to be issues with either the software they were running (illegal user entry crashed a web-store) or a poorly managed ISP (after switching from a Linux ISP to a Windows ISP downtime decreased). I also found it just amazing that one company claimed that under Linux there were few options for an SQL server, with Oracle being the only one.

    So what. illegal user entry crashed a web-store is not a serious issue? And as toa "poorly managed ISP", don't you think maybe an OS should be solid enough that politics and work ethic don't cause it to blow up?

    Look here: You want business to use Linux? Give business what they want in an OS: Reliability and ease of use. Otherwise, go back to sniffing your shit and thinking it smells like roses.

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  6. Re:Analogy is backwards by Oliver+Defacszio · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Yeah, you're right... linux is more of a Chevy -- grossly, hilariously overrated and only made popular for purely political or historical reasons by people who can convince themselves of anything. Also, bloated, heavy and rattly.

    That better?

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