New Study Suggest Linux Has Foundational Reliability Problems Publication: WindowsIT Pro Date: Nov 17 2005 Reporter: Paul Thurrott At IT Forum in Barcelona on Tuesday, Microsoft announced the results of a study it commissioned which concludes that a foundational design problem in Linux prevents that system from being as reliable as Windows in real-world scenarios. Stung by criticisms of past studies, Microsoft commissioned the highly regarded Security Innovations (SI) for this particular study, which focused on e-commerce Web applications. However, Microsoft and SI maintain that the problems with Linux would no doubt manifest themselves in virtually any scenario. And now, Microsoft is reaching out to Linux makers such as Novell and Red Hat in order to commission future studies comparing Windows and Linux. Read comments Read full article Read full article in new window See other articles by Paul Thurrott See other articles published by WindowsIT Pro Today's headlines Headlines for Nov 17, 2005   Comments Subject Posted by Date :) bim_bim 17 Nov, 06:06 Re: :) RoanKattouw 17 Nov, 11:12 Here we go again... pinniped 17 Nov, 07:51 apples and oranges CMonster3 17 Nov, 10:43 My Grandma Having Root Privileges Is A Foundational Design Probl conradical 17 Nov, 12:39 Re: My Grandma Having Root Privileges Is A Foundational Design P pinniped 17 Nov, 18:40 Security facts Poppe 17 Nov, 12:53 Re: Security facts SILVERPENGUIN 18 Nov, 14:03 MS Windows reliability vs Linux reliability RichardET 17 Nov, 12:59 Re: MS Windows reliability vs Linux reliability pinniped 17 Nov, 18:47 of coarse there study said that ttieder 17 Nov, 15:21 Well now megamanx00 17 Nov, 17:35 easy to prove kjuergen 17 Nov, 20:04 SuSe Reliability bb002 17 Nov, 23:21 Re: SuSe Reliability bb002 18 Nov, 11:53 [ all comments ]
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