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On Mon, 19 May 2025 08:13:31 +0200, Marc Haber wrote:

>> Call it what you will but for some strange reason Windows Server is
>> cheaper on Azure.
> 
> Might be because Azure's owner doesn't have to pay for Windows licenses?

And yet Microsoft admits that, even on their cloud, Linux is more popular 
than Windows -- way more popular.

Given the higher support costs of Windows, if they’re offering that for 
free, that’s actually a disincentive for their salespeople to promote 
Windows over Linux, because the Linux instances are going to be more 
profitable.