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[Anders Johansson <andjoh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've just read through the white paper, and it is without doubt one of the 
silliest I've ever read. For example, if someone could explain to me what

Lower cost of procurement: Appliances powered by Windows are typically 
cheaper to procure than a general purpose server. One of the key reasons is 
that general purpose servers are designed and optimized to be functionally 
flexible - for example, they can act as application servers (that is e-mail 
or database), Web servers, file servers, print servers, DNS and DHCP servers, 
or domain controllers. Appliances based on Windows are designed to address 
specific solutions like Web, file, and so on, and as such are optimized for 
the solution and do not use all the features and flexibility of a general 
purpose server OS. This usually results in a lower cost of procurement.

means, I'd be interested. I've read it three times, and I'm still not certain 
what they're trying to say (all applications based on linux must use all 
functions in the OS??? Windows can do less, and so is more powerful??? What 
are they trying to say?)

On the other hand, the paper is clearly directed at a management audience, so 
there is a real danger it might be taken seriously. Perhaps someone ought to 
write a refutation

On Saturday 16 June 2001 22:28, StarTux wrote:
> http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/embedded/sak/sakcomp.asp
>
> Matt

Regards
Anders
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