What do you think?

[Web Master]

What do you think of Windows OS, compared with Linux OS and FreeBSD OS?

Thanks a lot!

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[CrazyTech]

Well do you need a Windows OS for any particular reason? Linux hosting is far more common because of the generally cheaper prices. One OS is not necessarily better than another, but they do certainly have their strengths.

 

[Web Master]

Thanks CrazyTech for helpful response.

Recently, I've surfed many hosting firms' hosting offers, and I saw many Windows hosting packages are generally higher priced than Linus hosting packages. Feel interesting about this, since there are many hosting professionals and owners themselves saying that Windows OS is generally not as good as Linux and FreeBSD OS. Now more and more people say FreeBSD OS is the best server OS by far and has best potential and development, but really confused about this: why there are so fewer FreeBSD-OS-driven hosting packages among most popular hosting firms' hosting offers?

Server OS is actually the first important factor for a website as well as for a server.

Need your more advice or tips.

Many thanks!

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[CrazyTech]

Windows is indeed generally higher priced as I have said. This is because the various Microsoft technologies cost money against the open source Linux/FreeBSD solutions. Obviously, more overhead translates into higher prices.

I'm going to do something crazy here and say that each OS has it's positive and negative traits. There is no single best solution and honestly, OS choice is only important because of what type of software one requires. All three platforms, when properly managed, are reliable. A poor system admin. is just as dangerous to each.

You're only going to want Windows hosting if you require services such as ASP, MS SQL, and so forth. There are some plugins available for Linux machines, but in this case, the original is the best. The Windows choice would be solely based on required technology and not price since it's the more expensive solution.

I am partial to Linux. FreeBSD is a great OS, but each OS is the best according to its community of users. Linux is the most common solution out there for servers and is very reliable. I recommend sticking with Linux or being open to FreeBSD. In the end, it's not really going to matter all that much unless you're planning on running extensive processes and programs.

 

[Web Master]

Thanks CrazyTech for helpful response.

Best wishes for you.

 

[ZannuZZi]

Chossing web hosting package doesn't depend on price at all. All depend on your site or project.