Thanks to Shag for this link.
“Linux supporters have reacted violently to the Microsoft SA
release (Independent research shows NT 4.0 outperforms Linux)
published on ITWeb yesterday, saying “the study was paid for by
Microsoft” and that “a very highly-tuned NT server was pitted
against a very poorly tuned Linux server”.”
“In response, Ian Hatton, Windows platform manager at Microsoft
SA, says these comments are valid. “Microsoft did sponsor the
benchmark testing and the NT server was better tuned than the Linux
one.””
“Hatton also admits that the Linux system would have performed
better if it had been better optimised. “Having said that, I must
say that I still trust the Windows NT server would have
outperformed the Linux one.””
This is a follow-up story to yesterday’s ITWeb story. –dw