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MacWorld Expo Traffic Analysis

Posted by timothy on from the surface-level-only dept.

Bioanarchism writes "MacWorld Expo has been the receiving end of the brute force of the Internet surfers. Netcraft also reports on the Internet traffic that other Apple websites have gotten since Steve Jobs gave the opening keynote." The Windows Server 2003-based MacWorld Expo site folded under all those hits, while Apple's sites, running Mac OS X, were only knocked into sluggishness. (Server load is a complex thing, of course -- more complicated than what OS is on the servers.)

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  1. Re:Microsoft vs Apple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That's the Slashdot way of saying "There's more to the story, but I don't give a shit."

  2. But why Windows? by Heftklammerdosierer! · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It seems to me that Macworld should host on Macs (or Unix or Linux). Anybody know why they don't? I know "there's no such thing as bad publicity", but "Macworld's WINDOWS SERVERS went down" is pretty close.

  3. Troll want a cracker? by 4iedBandit · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Good Boy! Now go lie down.

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  4. Re:"Powered by Mac OS X" by mausmalone · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm not ready to take your side in a flame war, but I do think that OS X is far more style than substance (*unless you use the console well). I also think the same for XP Home, but in that case it's not very stylish either. XP Pro gives me a reasonable balance, and the Linux flavors I've used are far too much substance all at once. (Don't get me wrong, I love all the custmoizability and that it doesn't mince the details... but there's gotta be a better way to organize it all.)

    I guess what I'm saying is, can I have XP Pro with Aqua as the window manager? Throw in a damn good console too and I'd be pleased as punch. :P

    This of course is my way off-topic personal preference. Please don't get mad at me for only liking certain parts of your favorite OS.

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