Why Windows is less secure than Linux 3733
Erik Funkenbusch
You are referring to two different surveys, using the Netcraft survey on one hand, which is host name based, but then refer to the Port80 survey, which is based on Fortune 1000 companies. Both differ in their sampling methods.
Port80 writes software tools for IIS:
quote Port80 Software tools enhance Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server -- empowering Web sites and applications with the most secure, optimized, high performance functionality for customers and business users, exposing control to server-side functionality for developers, and streamlining tasks for administrators. -quote
I've been thinking about all the DRM lawsuits lately and been wondering "why"? Why do media companies want to punish people for desiring...
True.
Apr 16, 2006, 01 :00 UTC
quote Microsoft has been paying the large domain resellers to move their 'parked' sites to IIS on Microsoft Server. Moving the parked customers of a single large reseller, GoDaddy.com, caused a shift of 4.5 Million domain names, or 5% of total server share from Apache to Microsoft IIS in the Netcraft report. This is an 'appearance' change only, because the sites involved have no content. -quote
Looking at Netcraft's charts, steep climb in Apache growth over last few years is impressive.
I find it extremely unlikely that as complex a software as IIS is, that it has no vulnerabilities. OTOH, Microsoft plays its cards close to its chest, it will not announce unless it feels in its best interest, whereas Open Source readily admits and keeps close accounts.
-- HPT