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IIS gaining on Apache..
« on: August 06, 2007, 12:06:32 pm »
http://apache.slashdot.org/apache/07/08/06/138220.shtml

Go IIS! After having to administer 3-4 IIS boxes, I can honestly say it's really easy to administer/manage. Much easier than Apache. :)
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I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: IIS gaining on Apache..
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2007, 12:18:15 pm »
I personally prefer Apache, because I find it way easier to manage Linux than Windows, especially remotely.

But big deal, it's gained by like 2%. Wake me up when there's a big change :P

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Re: IIS gaining on Apache..
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2007, 12:49:11 pm »
I personally prefer Apache, because I find it way easier to manage Linux than Windows, especially remotely.

But big deal, it's gained by like 2%. Wake me up when there's a big change :P

When there's millions of webservers out there, 2% is a pretty big number in terms of computers. =P
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[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: IIS gaining on Apache..
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2007, 12:57:12 pm »
I'm pretty sure if Mac OSX or Linux gained 2% of the market, everyone would go apeshit.

However, it's somehow unimpressive for IIS. Go figure.
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Re: IIS gaining on Apache..
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2007, 01:00:32 pm »
I'm pretty sure if Mac OSX or Linux gained 2% of the market, everyone would go apeshit.

However, it's somehow unimpressive for IIS. Go figure.
Yes, all Linux and Mac people are idiots. Duh.

The difference from 31% to 33% is nothing compared to the distance from 4% to 6%. The numbers may be the same, but a 50% increase is much more impressive than a 5% increase.

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Re: IIS gaining on Apache..
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2007, 02:37:46 pm »
I'm pretty sure if Mac OSX or Linux gained 2% of the market, everyone would go apeshit.

However, it's somehow unimpressive for IIS. Go figure.
Yes, all Linux and Mac people are idiots. Duh.

The difference from 31% to 33% is nothing compared to the distance from 4% to 6%. The numbers may be the same, but a 50% increase is much more impressive than a 5% increase.

Calling 4% to 6% an achievement seems to be grabbing at straws to me, it may technically be a 50% gain but when you actually look at the numbers they're both equally impressive.

I hold Mac/Linux in the same position I hold IIS and Apache. They both have an uphill battle and they both are progressing at a slow rate. Recently however, IIS has shown a much more accelerated growth when compared to Mac OSX which has stagnated in growth (rougly a 1% over the course of a year if I remember correctly) and even more recently gone down in usage by half of a percent.

I'm sure if Apache were in the situation IIS is in, and Apache made these gains there would be much more fanfare then there is for IIS. It all boils down to the mindset that OSS=Good MS=Bad.

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Re: IIS gaining on Apache..
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2007, 03:31:24 pm »
I don't think anybody would care if, for example, Firefox went from 26% to 28%. People care more when something is tiny, then any change is a big one.

It should also be noted that Microsoft has a marketing department and Apache doesn't, all Apache has is loyal fans. That's gotta count for something. :P