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

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

rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sun, 18 May 2025 10:02:22 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
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Servers? The market is led by Unixoid systems. The vast majority of
existing cloud systems runs GNU/Linux.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_Linux
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If you look at AWS Linux becomes very attractive. A Windows Server
instance is much more expensive than any of the Linux flavors.

 
Thanks for proving my point.
 

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?
 
Greetings Marc

The full name is Microsoft Azure so that is a distinct possibility.

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/microsoft-partners-responding-to-
competitors-complaints-of-new-license-transfer-policy-say-all-s-fair-in-
cloud-wars

Technically, they offer discounts on their software in the Azure cloud.
The Amazon and Google clouds pay the full price.