Microsoft is using Linux

Post by **Dapper Dan** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 5:45 pm

http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/22171.html

Post by **Remdul** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:04 pm

They also did in the past.

I believe it was just before (or after) the release of Windows 2000 Server that several hackers figured out that M$ was having a few UNIX webservers running the Win2K site. The news leaked to some of the bigger news sites around and strangly enough the servers where replaced later that week by M$-ones.

In interview Microsoft denied they used UNIX servers...of cource.

I think Microsoft still does have UNIX based servers, they probably don't think their own software is stable enough...

eMGee · Post by **eMGee** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:10 am

I believe Hotmail, hence the succes (?), is still running on Linux/BSD powered servers.

Post by **Dapper Dan** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:15 am

machf · Post by **machf** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:05 am

Oh, that was the big story back in the days... M$ acquires Hotmail, decides to replace all the servers with NT ones, Hotmail service crashes right after that (too many users for puny NT!), M$ has to hire people who can set up *NIX servers again...

Post by **Dapper Dan** » Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:29 am

Never fooled with Free BSD Unix. I can't see any reason that it could serve my purposes better than Linux. It is interesting though, and one day, I might have a look at it.