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www.unixsucks.com:
Difference is actually pretty significant.
Advanced server supports 8 CPUs while standard version only 4, the same goes for memory (8 Gb vs 4 Gb).
But that's not where code is different.
It's clustering and load balancing support which adds to the price.
And please go and check the prices for box with 8 CPUs from one of the commercial UNIX vendors, then add costs Veritas Cluster Server and you'd be talking 2x price of Microsoft OS.
theangelofdeath69:
They'd have to supply more than just the processors to get me t pay 20K each
voidmain:
Unless of course you are running Linux on that 16 processor box, with free clustering software if you need it...
Doctor V:
quote:Originally posted by www.unixsucks.com:
Difference is actually pretty significant.
Advanced server supports 8 CPUs while standard version only 4, the same goes for memory (8 Gb vs 4 Gb).
But that's not where code is different.
It's clustering and load balancing support which adds to the price.
And please go and check the prices for box with 8 CPUs from one of the commercial UNIX vendors, then add costs Veritas Cluster Server and you'd be talking 2x price of Microsoft OS.
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Ahhh, OK now I get it. Clustering and load balance support is it? For 3k$? And 4GB memory? Dosn't exactly add up to me. The price is so high for what? The development costs? When there is better software available for free. Anyone who thinks that there is any chance in HELL that that "clustering and load balancing support which adds to the price" would sell for anywhere near 3K$ if it was not for monopolistic practices that fool the pubilc ("suits"), and force compeditors out of the marketplace, is a moron in every sense of the word. And anyone who would invest in such a pathetic product has obviously been tricked by the numerous M$ marketing scams. Being thousands in the hole and gaining nothing for it really adds up to being screwed over. Yes, M$ screws people over every day, BillyG built the whole company on screwing people over. Including you.
V
www.unixsucks.com:
I think you shall be having examples where Linux is running on 8 or 16 CPU system with free clustering?
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