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To: cfimx who wrote (20760)	10/5/1999 11:26:00 PM
From: Prognosticator	Respond to of 64865

So what are you telling us? That Microsoft know how to use Internet Information Server better than Ebay know how to use Solaris? No doubt. That has been the problem with Ebay all along. They haven't had a strategy for managing their site. Or didn't. I assume they've learned from their mistakes, and hired some smart Sun Sysadmins, or bought a full service contract from Sun. One of the problems though, twister, is that only Microsoft can figure out how to run IIS in a stable manner. Now, if Microsoft was to design, integrate, and fabricate hardware and software together, and sell and support them in the field, then I'd give them a chance in the server marketplace But they don't do that, do they? Sun does. I wonder how they keep IIS up at all. They must never modify it. Wait 'till IIS goes to Windows2000 though. P.

To: cfimx who wrote (20760)	10/5/1999 11:26:00 PM
From: paul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Twister - if you were really serious about discussing availability and uptime and .com companies versus disparaging Sun this would potentially be an interesting conversation. Consider the fact that Ebay has less than 300 total employees versus MSN's thousands. How many of ebay's employees are working in IT - dozens? They are trying to keep a new site up with unprecedented growth with some of the most sophisticated equipment in the world. When they hit a hiccup the whole world knows about it versus a collective who cares on MSN. Most internet traffic is handled by Sun Servers so go ahead and hate Sun all you want while you use their stuff - your just stimulating demand for their equipment.

To: cfimx who wrote (20760)	10/6/1999 12:30:00 AM
From: JC Jaros	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

well msn.com hasn't been down like ebay has pauly. Umm... MSN.COM has been running BSD on Sun up until a few days ago. Apparently it was a sore subject in Redmond and they fell back on NT 3 (?). Whatever, we know what this is all about. Awhile back on microsoft.com they had like an online open house and showed how their Windows 'dogfood' site operated. It's Rube Goldberg. NOBODY but M$ could support this solution. Charles made the observation that the entire thing was running in RAM. Thanks for the heads-up. We'll have to start watching this site. If it ever gets a load, they'll be switching back to a big boy operating system as fast as the redundant HDs can write. Question: Microsoft.com: Linux Myths linuxtoday.com From the FUD piece... Myth: Linux can replace Windows on the desktop Reality: Linux Makes No Sense at the Desktop... If this is true, then isn't the opposite also true? That is, Windows makes no sense on the SERVER? -JCJ