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The choice of Linux was controversial when Azure was built. It caused a huge issue with the Windows Server team. But it's what customers wanted, and Azure was b
by nickstinemates 2y ago
The choice of Linux was controversial when Azure was built. It caused a huge issue with the Windows Server team. But it's what customers wanted, and Azure was built very pragmatically.
- SoftTalker 2y agoHotmail ran on Unix for years after Microsoft acquired it. It took quite some time for them to migrate it to Windows server.
- hylaride 2y agoYeah they ran on FreeBSD, but despite multiple attempts IIRC they didn't fully pull off the migration until Windows 2000. There was a relatively honest paper they wrote about the transition: https://web.archive.org/web/20021021164226/http://www.securityoffice.net/mssecrets/hotmail.html https://web.archive.org/web/20021021164226/http://www.securi...
- skywhopper 2y agoWhy would customers be concerned about what OS the service runs on? They want to be able to run Linux VMs but they don’t care what’s under the hood.
- Gud 2y agoI would feel uncomfortable if my vm host ran Windows.