Why? The article's target audience is not professional sysadmins, but people who would like to set-up a server and tweak it for their needs. >> I can think of

Why? The article's target audience is not professional sysadmins, but people who would like to set-up a server and tweak it for their needs. >> I can think of a number of reasons why someone might opt to go the Windows Server route. Sure, but practically speaking this happens most often in the corporate env. See above re target audience. >> can both be obtained for free through the DreamSpark program for college students and through the similar BizSpark program for startups and small businesses. Why would anyone do this? Just type in terminal three commands and you are done. I am honestly curious - why would anyone use IIS except it mandatory per corporate P&P...?