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Village Idiot · 08-18-2008, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by delayedinsanity

While IIS may be a good system, which I can't attest to, having no experience with it, it's still reduced to the reliability of the platform on which it runs. Nix has historically, and probably always will be more reliable - a system running nix does not need to be rebooted as often as Windows, if at all (which again has been proven time and time again, there are people that have had nix boxes up for periods of well over a year or more without turning it off).

I dont know about the rebooting thing, but anyone that can run a *NIX box for a year w/o one re-boot is probably running such a light load Windows would work just as well. I also disagree that *NIX is more reliable. IIS7 is possibly the most reliable platform on the market. And keep in mind IIS does not generally run on XP, it runes on Microsoft Server.

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Originally Posted by delayedinsanity

Microsoft is out to make money, and granted that may mean that they provide better support, but it's the money they're after. Open source, albeit chock full of amateurs (due to it's availability, of course), has always been about the software. I personally tend to trust somebody who is in it for the game, and not for the money.

Do you stay away from banks because they are for profit? Would you rather buy a car made by unpaid people or professionals who are in it for the money? Being in it for gain adds credibility because they have something to bargain against (quality against price). Free software is generally made without support and the company can just disappear over night, leaving your business left with an unsupported solution.

I do not doubt the majority of open source programmers are good hearted and do care for what they do. Being in it for money accomplishes the same ends, but with more reliability.

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Originally Posted by delayedinsanity

I'm not saying all Microsoft is bad. I use it on a daily basis. But just because they have market clout and agents to run around and run spin control doesn't make them the king.
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First off, your wording makes that message one of the most bias statements I have heard in a long time. Those reps show what the software does to make sure you are making an informed decision before spending thousands of dollars. They also train you in how to use it. Are you saying just because they offer better services they aren't better?

Don't get me wrong, PHP is good for small sites with little to no budget or operations that do not need support (forums for example). But when you are a business that needs a reliable service (and can pay for it), Microsoft is where you turn.