EWeek Details Linux to Windows Migration

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."

Comments

Reasons I switched from Linux to Windows

[Anonymous Coward]

Basically, it was too hard for people to exploit my system. Now, I've got IE and IIS, and I'm open to the world! That's interopability baby.

In a similar effort...

[YodaToo]

...we've recently started migrating large blocks of code from Java to COBOL.

Ruh roh!

[bozendoka]

Geek sense...tingling...urge to run...overwhelming...

Are you saying that Windows are migratory?

[Anonymous Coward]

And is this an African or European version?

Heh

[Anonymous Coward]

I can understand migrating away from Linux, but .. to Windows?!?! WTF? 1991 called, they want their computer back!

"There was a limit set up within the program that said you can only order 'x' amount of products within one transaction," Roy said. "When one of our guests went over the limit, it crashed the whole store. We then had to manually identify the erroneous credit card charges."

Yep, sounds like an OS problem. [rolls eyes]

What a coincidence!

[cliveholloway]

We've just started porting our Perl apps to Java.

cLive ;-)

(let the flame wars begin :)

Re:What a coincidence!

[Anonymous Coward]

In a similar move, we've decided to port our lisp apps to perl.

Re:This isn't news...

[meatball_mulligan]

"I haven't seen so many Microsoft fan-boys since..."

c|net.

m.m.

Re:Linux Abologists Abound

[One Louder]

Ok, I'll take on the job of fixing some of the problems mentioned in the article.

(waves magic wand) *Poof* - there are now other SQL database programs available for Linux than Oracle. I have arbitrarily decided to call them "MySQL" and "PostgreSQL".

(waves again) *Poof* - the limit on how many items can be put in a shopping cart has been fixed in the Linux kernel! All you have to do now is fix the bug in the third-party application.

Let's see those Windows guys provide that kind of support!

Re:Bon Voyage

[maxpublic]

What they found is that at the end of the day, their costs didn't go down using Linux instead of Windows..... they went up!

That is, until Microsoft offered them a hefty chunk of change under the table to switch back to MS and make a big deal about it in an 'impartial' news article. After that, costs dropped to zero! Hey, that's what our accountant is putting on our tax returns, at any rate.

Max

Re:ID 10 T Problem

[matth]

Give me the IP please, so that I may hack it. You clearly have not installed any service packs or critical updates on your XP Pro box or your servers.

Re:ID 10 T Problem

[Anonymous Coward]

127.0.0.1

Re:Digested article & snappy retorts

[maximilln]

When one of our guests went over the limit, it crashed the whole store

640k of purchases is enough for anyone.

Re:ID 10 T Problem

[mvpll]

Probably not what you're after, but a good start none the less.

BOFH Archives

Re:Complaints are too vague to counter

[One Louder]

Sorry, it's 2004? Windows 2003? 2 years uptime?

They were using RIAA math - you see, the machines were really fast, so it was the equivalent of two years of uptime.

Re:Yes, exactly

[gallir]

If you have a reliable windows dealer around, with years of experience of making things work right.

That's a nice multithreaded oxymoron, dude.

Mac

[Anonymous Coward]

These moron MBAs should've gone to OS X if they were having this many problems.

God damn.

Re:Analogy is backwards

[1u3hr]

And where's the sports car option?

Well, there was the Batmobile.