NT is fine for some people, and even some companies. We use it for our internal systems because Windows technicians are fairly easy to find. I have been leading and managing web projects for over five years now and I have had an appalling response from all MS server platforms.

For instance, we developed some basic shopping basket functionality which worked for a while. Then we developed another and the first one broke. Then it got busier and got more connections and it broke. It always (if not daily - then weekly) requires a reboot.

As soon as we switched into a Unix platform (I'm a BSD supporter) everything changed. We achieved reliability, robustness and scaleability without any undiagnosable problems.

I know there are successful MS implementations using NT... but I prefer to allow developers to firstly have the skill to work in an open environment and secondly have the opportunity to work in an open environment.

I still work with both Windows and Unix (freebsd) platforms so you are welcome to email me with any questions or comments. I have plenty of examples of various applications in both environments that I can refer.




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