Linux Journal: Linux and NT Square Off Again | Linux Today

Linux Journal: Linux and NT Square Off Again

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 20, 1999

“Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought three classic heavyweight
bouts. Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta fought an amazing six
times as welterweights and middleweights. It seems that as long as
the combatants are willing, able, and compelling enough in their
own right, the public will never tire of watching them duke it
out.”

And so it is with Bloor Research, whose latest report,
“Linux versus NT: The Verdict,” is another round in the slug-fest
between the two powerhouse operating systems.

“Said Jon Collins, a senior analyst with Bloor Research, in a
wire report, “Vendors have expressed concerns that no independent
comparison of Windows NT and Linux exists. This report covers areas
which previous comparisons and benchmarks have missed, namely: how
do the products compare, when run operationally in a live
environment?”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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