The Register: Experts demolish MS anti-Apache FUD

“In response to Gartner’s recommendation that
businesses investigate alternatives to Microsoft’s Internet
Information Server, the Beast sent its sales staff a crib sheet
with the theme: “all web servers are vulnerable – but some are more
vulnerable others,”. Several dozen of you have written to point out
that Microsoft’s list of vulnerabilities in Apache, PHP and MySQL
misses the point.

“I am concerned along with many others with the apparently
misinformed sales bulletin, sent by Microsoft to its sales force,”
Richard Brain of ProCheck writes. Some of the ‘bugs’ don’t exist,
and continues:-

Please read our analysis of the bulletin points below:-“

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