IIS does not run in ring 0. Inetinfo.exe, the process that hosts the various services that make up IIS, runs in ring 3 (aka user mode).
It certainly calls functions in ring 0, as does every Windows app, but it does not live in ring 0. Check out Inside Windows 2000 by David Solomon and Mark Russinovitch for the details on what does and does not happen in ring 0.
They make the vast majority of their money off hardware (> 90%). Their software divisions (Solaris, Java) are essentially loss-leaders to sell more hardware. Adding an extra loss-leader (Linux) doesn't make sense from a dollars and cents perspective.
Reread the page, dude. Check out the answer to 'Thinking about Microsoft -- the computer software company that produces Windows 95 and other products -- do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Microsoft Corporation?'
65% in favor, 72% among computer users. Essentially equal to people's opinions about his Billness (69/74).
Think about it. If it were put to a vote, Microsoft would get off scot-free.
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It's not even worthy of my first asshole. God bless colitis, as it has given me a second asshold worthy of fvwm.
IIS does not run in ring 0. Inetinfo.exe, the process that hosts the various services that make up IIS, runs in ring 3 (aka user mode).
It certainly calls functions in ring 0, as does every Windows app, but it does not live in ring 0. Check out Inside Windows 2000 by David Solomon and Mark Russinovitch for the details on what does and does not happen in ring 0.
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Answer: Sun is a hardware company.
They make the vast majority of their money off hardware (> 90%). Their software divisions (Solaris, Java) are essentially loss-leaders to sell more hardware. Adding an extra loss-leader (Linux) doesn't make sense from a dollars and cents perspective.
Jeebus
Reread the page, dude. Check out the answer to 'Thinking about Microsoft -- the computer software company that produces Windows 95 and other products -- do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Microsoft Corporation?' 65% in favor, 72% among computer users. Essentially equal to people's opinions about his Billness (69/74). Think about it. If it were put to a vote, Microsoft would get off scot-free.