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Microsoft Claims Firms 'Hitting a Wall' With Linux

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the self-serving-studies-and-other-misnomers dept.

maxifez writes writes to tell us that Microsoft has released yet another independent study downplaying the viability of Linux at the enterprise level. The study claims that Windows is "more consistent, predictable, and easier to manage than Linux." From the article: "The study, commissioned by the software giant from Security Innovation, a provider of application security services, claimed that Linux administrators took 68 per cent longer to implement new business requirements than their Windows counterparts." Vnunet.com has also provided a PDF of the original report.

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  1. MS SqlServer 2000 vs. Oracle 10g by qazwart · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oracle 10g is a brand new piece of software while SqlServer 2000 has been out for almost 6 years. By simply taking the number of reported vunerabilities over the last 12 months, they are comparing a new version of a program with one that has had time to stablize. Will this hold up when SqlServer 2006 comes out next year?

    The security problems of Oracle vs. SqlServer formed the central basis of their conclusions.

  2. To paraphrase Mandy Rice Davies.... by otis+wildflower · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... "Well they would, wouldn't they?"