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:ZDNet Australia: Windows More Stable than Linux: Stratus
ZDNet Australia: Windows More Stable than Linux: Stratus
Feb 24, 2003, 22 :00 UTC (45 Talkback[s]) (11288 reads)

(Other stories by James Pearce)

"Server manufacturer Stratus Technologies is banking on Windows becoming the dominant server operating system of choice, claiming that companies should chose the propriety software for its stability.

"Stephen Kiely, the chairman of Stratus Technologies told ZDNet Australia it is 'an open book' whether Linux or Windows will eventually dominate the server market, but Stratus has thrown its lot in with Microsoft.

"'It's better. Contrary to public opinion it's more stable,' said Kiely. While this comment would raise a howl of protest from open source proponents pointing at the history of the two operating systems, Kiely stands his ground. 'Things always look different through the rear vision mirror than out the windscreen...'

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
BS! We run both a Linux server and a W2k ...   More stable my a^^   
John Helms
Feb 24, 2003, 22:22:25
 
Why would anyone listen to this guy?Not  ...   0.39% of the server market?!?!   
Anon E Mouse
Feb 24, 2003, 22:26:40
 
The company is not a player in the serve ...   Just non-player mouthing off   
Lin Kuei
Feb 24, 2003, 22:27:25
 
This crap again?! Oh brother."One thing  ...   FUD..nothing to see here..move along.   
Ben Rosenberg
Feb 24, 2003, 22:28:27
 
Wow, A company that sells products that  ...   Wow...   
matt@a-templeton.net
Feb 24, 2003, 22:35:11
 
  as others have noticed, it's amusi ...   so why are they running HP-UX?   
rday
Feb 24, 2003, 22:39:26
 
The only way Win2k is going to get 99.99 ...   Five 9s uptime   
Greg Kondrasuk
Feb 24, 2003, 22:42:43
 
This is just what I needed after winding ...   Humor   
Tony OBryan
Feb 24, 2003, 22:46:23
 
Will be out of business by the time he n ...   Ridiculous   
Moritz Moeller-Herrmann
Feb 24, 2003, 22:51:40
 
...just about a guy wanting to be notice ...   Nothing of substance here...   
Larry
Feb 24, 2003, 22:53:51
 
Some guy from a company I never heard of ...   Well, that settles it!   
F
Feb 24, 2003, 22:59:10
 
'nuff said.  ...   Everyone is entitled to their opinion.   
marK
Feb 24, 2003, 23:06:38
 
Sounds like some executive who didn' ...   AKA   
Nicholas Donovan
Feb 24, 2003, 23:09:32
 
"Stratus has thrown its lot in with Micr ...   Contrary to public opinion   
Joe User
Feb 24, 2003, 23:21:34
 
If W2K is just now reaching 99% uptimes, ...   Better? No way   
Anon
Feb 24, 2003, 23:27:59
 
Ok, and what is this guy smoking??? Wind ...   Um,   
Jason Greenwood
Feb 24, 2003, 23:38:50
 
I thought the article started out intere ...   An article I had to dismiss   
Peter Rasmussen
Feb 24, 2003, 23:45:37
 
Just yesterday, I've seen a W2K serv ...   Funny that...   
Bojan Smojver
Feb 25, 2003, 00:03:17
 
He says:" Stratus has backed up its posi ...   What a bunch of Bolgna!   
Roger A.
Feb 25, 2003, 00:32:25
 
I couldn't agree more with the gentl ...   He's right...   
Drx X
Feb 25, 2003, 00:51:53
 
Stratus has some nice fault tolerant box ...   struggling vendor tries to inflate life preserver   
Paul Hubert
Feb 25, 2003, 01:00:47
 
>   as others have noticed, it's amu ...   Re: so why are they running HP-UX?   
Roger A.
Feb 25, 2003, 01:01:12
 
> BS! We run both a Linux server and a W ...   Re: More stable my a^^   
Bruce
Feb 25, 2003, 01:11:30
 
> 'nuff said.>  More than likely Bil ...   Re: Everyone is entitled to their opinion.   
me
Feb 25, 2003, 02:03:25
 
n/t  ...   Also from Stratus:   
flacco
Feb 25, 2003, 02:32:08
 
Ah, yes!  A fool and his money are  ...   One born every minute!   
steggy
Feb 25, 2003, 02:38:25
 
Microsoft created their own definition o ...   Re: Funny that...   
Tim Dion
Feb 25, 2003, 02:46:31
 
Using uptimes to measure reliability/usa ...   Uptime metrics are useless anyway   
Scott Howell
Feb 25, 2003, 03:41:28
 
...it's all blue. With little white  ...   Out of the windscreen...   
Leon Brooks
Feb 25, 2003, 04:00:10
 
Just be sure to leave the power switch o ...   Relax, They are the same   
a.c.
Feb 25, 2003, 04:39:53
 
the same remarks about Windows. they wou ...   If a Linux server maker had made ....   
F. Love
Feb 25, 2003, 05:00:21
 
Frankly, those simple words make for the ...   Re: Everyone is entitled to their opinion.   
senkwe chanda
Feb 25, 2003, 06:04:40
 
.....During the first three quarters of  ...   Give me some NUMBERS!   
Brandioch Conner
Feb 25, 2003, 06:15:32
 
You misunderstood him.  What he meant by ...   Five 9s uptime   
Ack
Feb 25, 2003, 06:43:28
 
The Story of FUD.First it engenders disb ...   The Story of FUD.   
tux himself.
Feb 25, 2003, 07:10:52
 
Maybe this guy is talking about planned  ...   Planned downtime maybe??   
Sjaak Zomer
Feb 25, 2003, 07:11:00
 
> The only way Win2k is going to get 99. ...   Re: Five 9s uptime   
Sjaak Zomer
Feb 25, 2003, 07:57:25
 
 IS IT A JOKE ?i prefer think it is ...  ...   disinformation : a micro$oft solution ?   
Gaulland Henri
Feb 25, 2003, 11:01:00
 
take your pick...cheers,--Xunil Ung  ...   blind, deaf, and stupid?   
Xunil Ung
Feb 25, 2003, 12:04:34
 
"'It's better. Contrary to publi ...   Unix Vs Windows   
Unix Fan
Feb 25, 2003, 16:58:05
 
> This crap again?! Oh brother.> "One th ...   Talk About Revisionist History   
labrat
Feb 25, 2003, 17:30:33
 
>   as others have noticed, it's amu ...   Re: so why are they running HP-UX?   
labrat
Feb 25, 2003, 17:32:19
 
Some earlier posters are a little quick  ...   Don't be too quick to diss the Uptime Meter   
Dean Pannell (a.k.a. dinotrac)
Feb 25, 2003, 18:28:10
 
> Some earlier posters are a little quic ...   Re: Don't be too quick to diss the Uptime Mete   
Ellyn
Feb 26, 2003, 07:50:42
 
Every one should do there homework befor ...   Re: AKA Due your research   
JF
May 12, 2004, 15:26:55
 
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