Reliability Study Serves Up Good News For Linux Users

A 2006 research study caused an uproar when it reported that Windows Server 2003 was more reliable than Linux. This year's results tell a somewhat different story -- at least in terms of which side wins the bragging rights.

The Yankee Group Server Reliability Survey polled over 700 enterprise IT users worldwide. As with most studies of this sort, the firm's research methodology is far from transparent, although it took pains to note that it employed "intrusion detection and authentication mechanisms" to prevent vote-tampering.

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