Microsoft Hypocrites - Pro MS sites that run open source

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This is an old article(january ) but I just decided to post it here for the you guy's information.

There are some sites out there that claim to be pro-Microsoft, anti-Linux, anti-open source, or simply appear to favor Microsoft and closed source. That’s fine with me, but then why isn’t closed source good enough for your website? Here is a list of sites that ironically run open source, and even Linux.

Follow up:

LinuxSucks.org - Running Apache 2.0.59 on Linux - OK, many people already knew this site ran Linux, but I still had to mention it. The author claims it was the hosting company’s decision, not his. Seeing as there is only 1 hosting company out there and all they offer is Linux, I guess he is right. He is locked into using Linux, absolutely no way around it.

Windows XP Magazine - Headers: Apache-Coyote/1.1 - I’m not positive that they are running Linux, or that they are not running Windows, but the site is not using IIS. If they are so hyped about Microsoft, why wouldn’t they use Microsoft’s web server?

Microsoft Weblog - Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat) - From the site: “Commenting and sharing about all aspects of Microsoft and its products.” Obviously, using Apache on a Red Hat machine comments on Microsoft too.

Microsoft Software Forum Network - Headers: Apache/2.2.6 (Unix) - OK, what is funny about this site, besides the fact they they are using Apache on a Unix or Unix-like environment, is that they also offer hosting. Guess what kind of hosting they offer: “Blazing Fast, Rock-Solid Servers. Dual Core Dual-Processor Intel & AMD Servers w/min 2 GB RAM, RedHat Enterprise 3/4 Linux, Apache Web Server (Latest and Stable).” That’s right, Linux!

Utter Access - “Microsoft® Access help forums plus Excel, Word, Outlook®, Visual Basic®, SQL Server®, Office online and… many more!” yet runs Apache 1.3.36 in a Unix or Unix-like environment.

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