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How many successful startups have actually been built on top on Microsoft software. I know Plenty of Fish is one example, but you just don't hear of that many e
by x5n1 11y ago
How many successful startups have actually been built on top on Microsoft software. I know Plenty of Fish is one example, but you just don't hear of that many examples of successful startups built on top of Microsoft's stack. The reason being that paying Microsoft's tax as you scale eats into your profits and your growth.
- deweerdt 11y agoMySpace had (has?) an MS stack, and it was called successful at one point.
- biot 11y agoI'm sure a few here have run across Stack Overflow. edit: http://highscalability.com/stack-overflow-architecture http://highscalability.com/stack-overflow-architecture
- jenscow 11y agoThe article confirms: It's hard to separate out the Microsoft stack and the scale up approach because for licensing reasons they tend to go together. If you find yourself in the position of transitioning from scale up to scale out by adding dozens of cores, MS licensing will bite you.
- biot 11y agoYou know what else is crazy? If you find yourself in the position of scaling your dev team because your business is successful, salaries will bite you. If you thought MS licensing was expensive, try hiring senior developers! :)
- dzhiurgis 11y agoCurrent example - Xero.