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I wonder if this only considers the OS that a server was shipped with? Which is typically nuked as soon as the customer receives it.
by sacomo 5y ago
I wonder if this only considers the OS that a server was shipped with? Which is typically nuked as soon as the customer receives it.
- qw3rty01 5y agoThis may be true for small companies, but larger businesses tend to use windows due to support contracts.
- dragonwriter 5y agoLarger companies have no problems finding people to pay to support Linux, or if they are really large (say, Amazon), supporting it themselves and being who people (including big companies) pay to support and host Linux systems.
- MobiusHorizons 5y agoit all depends on size. some larger (typically older) companies with smaller engineering teams will make the tradeoff you are describing. But the big players today, who manage hundreds of thousands to millions of servers are not going to pay per machine / per core license counts for support. They build and maintain most of their own software for their own needs.
- Symbiote 5y agoServers aren't generally delivered with an unwanted OS, or an unwanted Windows license. If it's going to run Linux, you tick that option when ordering. Or you tick "no OS".