- The point implies (correctly, I think) that Python still is ahead.
- I'd be willing to argue the "decent set of libraries" point but the .NET libraries still can't compare to those available for perl, python, et al. And .NET only runs on Windows computers (Mono notwithstanding, but installation and maintenance of Mono is still a significant drag on the workload.)
- Server 2008 may be the best OS in the MS world now, but the quality and price still lag far behind Linux/BSD, particularly considering the anti-features (licensing and DRM overhead, for example) of MS OSes.
- You can also think of Ubuntu as having a pay-as-you-go option: Purchase price: free. Pay-as-you-go: free.
Care to back that "DRM overhead" up with data? I have measured performance of win2008 vs win2003, there is certainly no degradation, and there was no DRM in 2003.
- I'd be willing to argue the "decent set of libraries" point but the .NET libraries still can't compare to those available for perl, python, et al. And .NET only runs on Windows computers (Mono notwithstanding, but installation and maintenance of Mono is still a significant drag on the workload.)
- Server 2008 may be the best OS in the MS world now, but the quality and price still lag far behind Linux/BSD, particularly considering the anti-features (licensing and DRM overhead, for example) of MS OSes.
- You can also think of Ubuntu as having a pay-as-you-go option: Purchase price: free. Pay-as-you-go: free.