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Red Hat/Apache Slower Than Windows Server 2003?

phantomfive writes "In a recent test by a company called Veritest, Windows 2003 web server performs up to 300% higher throughput than Red Hat Linux running with Apache. Veritest used webbench to do there testing. Since the test was commisioned by Microsoft, is this just more FUD from a company with a long history? Or are the results valid this time? The study can be found here."

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  1. IIS is always faster. by Bug-Y2K · · Score: 5, Funny

    Faster to get infected.
    Faster to get rooted.
    Faster to get used as a warez server.

    Nothing new here.

  2. Swings and roundabouts by ricky-road-flats · · Score: 5, Funny

    So does that make SMS on Windows faster than morse code on Linux?

  3. Re:Just like the samba benchmark by eric76 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Using the same logic, my old '64 International Harvester pickup could be shown to be faster than a Formula 1 race car.

    I have the ideal road for the test in mind.

    Now all I need is for someone to loan me a Formula 1 race car for the test.

  4. To para(dy)-phrase by FidelCatsro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows 2003 server running on skynet is 300% Faster than Ye-oldie redhat -12 edition from 1723 running on an abacus.
    This reliable Expensive test paid for by Microsoft to show how much better windows 2003 server is(the payment came with a clause stating such).

    --
    The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
  5. Yester-year's News Today! by Percy_Blakeney · · Score: 4, Funny
    Not only does the linked page say it was published in mid-2004, but the study itself is from early 2003. How does this qualify as a 'recent' study? Just because someone read it for the first time today doesn't mean it was created today...

    Sheesh -- with such outdated news, I almost felt like I was reading the newspaper or something.