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There are several reasons why Google uses Linux for many of its needs instead of Windows:
1. Linux is cheaper (even available for free). Server versions of Windows can cost, depending on the specific edition, several thousand dollars per copy. With hundreds of servers, this is not a small investment.
2. Windows does not support the multitude of architectures that Linux does. Using Linux, Google can easily migrate to or utilize ultra-powerful systems from IBM or Sun.
3. Linux can be easily implemented in non-traditional systems, such as those with thousands of processors or with several terabytes of RAM. Windows HPC 2008 is very expensive to license for such an application and has not been as well tested in this area.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe biggest reason I use Linux is the lack of viruses. It does have downsides though. Finding programs that work on linux that you know from windows can be a pain (or in my experience they are).
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