eWeek: New Linux Study Suggests Fundamental Microsoft Credibility Problems

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"This time around, Microsoft commissioned a study to show that Windows does a better job of serving e-commerce applications than Linux does.

"Of course, in the study, they didn't use the same e-commerce or back-engine DBMSs.

"OK, right there, without saying another word, anyone who really knows anything about benchmarking knows that the study is fundamentally flawed. You're not comparing apples to apples; you're comparing apples and oranges..."

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