Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?)

On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:47:58 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Mon, 19 May 2025 08:13:31 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
 

Call it what you will but for some strange reason Windows Server is
cheaper on Azure.

 
Might be because Azure's owner doesn't have to pay for Windows
licenses?

 
And yet Microsoft admits that, even on their cloud, Linux is more
popular than Windows -- way more popular.
 
Given the higher support costs of Windows, if they’re offering that for
free, that’s actually a disincentive for their salespeople to promote
Windows over Linux, because the Linux instances are going to be more
profitable.

Azure doesn't exactly offer free Windows Server but enter promo code
GOTCHA for a discount. Microsoft is a little paranoid about where the next
anti-monopoly suit will come from.