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Are Microsoft subsidising Windows Web use over Linux?

5 points by paulofisch ↗ HN
123-reg have renewed their VPS offering. The curious thing is that Windows servers are cheaper than CentOS/Ubuntu and they're promoting the fact.

What's going on here? Are Microsoft subsidising this? Have 123-reg decided it's cheaper to support Windows Web.

Does not compute. https://www.123-reg.co.uk/vps-hosting/

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dangrossman
Maybe they're tired of wasting money licensing Windows for undersold servers, so they've adjusted prices to move demand to meet the excess supply?

Have you asked them if Microsoft is subsidizing this?

paulofisch
I've put the question to them.

Maybe the price will rebound if demand grows, but this smells more like a permanent/ongoing arrangement and a USP for them.

paulofisch
And the response was:

"Yes we are working in partnership with Microsoft to offer you these prices. This deal will stop for new customers at some point."

No idea when that might be though.

cucnews
does that deal include antivirus, malware, rootkit and crapware protection? the risk is just too high to even consider it seriously, even if I got payed by M$ more moeny directly, my response is always the same, NO!