linux's success in server and embedded spaces
linux is hugely successful on servers, perhaps because it's possible to build a server to do one thing and do it well, and quite cheaply - you're only paying for the hardware and someone's time
linux is also pretty successful in embedded devices, where a skilled engineer can probably work just as well with linux as with specialist embedded OS.
in both cases, the value of the result is more than the investment in the upfront time and effort, a server might provide a revenue stream or provide service to an entire business, and an embedded device sold in the thousands or millions needs to be as cheap to make as possible.
OTOH, if you're managing a fleet of desktop computers, then microsoft provide a good suite of tools to do it. Sure, you can automate deployments in linux with puppet, chef, cfengine etc, but MS make it easy to do it with relatively unskilled technicians.
linux is hugely successful on servers, perhaps because it's possible to build a server to do one thing and do it well, and quite cheaply - you're only paying for the hardware and someone's time
linux is also pretty successful in embedded devices, where a skilled engineer can probably work just as well with linux as with specialist embedded OS.
in both cases, the value of the result is more than the investment in the upfront time and effort, a server might provide a revenue stream or provide service to an entire business, and an embedded device sold in the thousands or millions needs to be as cheap to make as possible.
OTOH, if you're managing a fleet of desktop computers, then microsoft provide a good suite of tools to do it. Sure, you can automate deployments in linux with puppet, chef, cfengine etc, but MS make it easy to do it with relatively unskilled technicians.
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