[ale] 1and1 hosting

[Geoffrey Myers]

On 03/13/2012 10:40 AM, mike at trausch.us wrote:
> On 03/13/2012 10:06 AM, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
>> Just got a message regarding my hosting package.  Thought the list might
>> find this interesting:
>>
>> What will improve?
>> =============================
>> Apart from better performance and more security, the migration
>> to a Linux operating environment (based on Debian Squeeze/6.0)
>> specifically adapted to the needs of 1&1 and its customers...
>
> Wasn't 1&1 one of the providers that Microsoft gave a huge payout to
> some years back if they would host a lot of Windows stuff in their
> business?  I seem to recall some sort of deal where Microsoft paid
> hosting providers a lot of money to host Windows stuff (enough that
> everything that the provider charged was pure profit, because if memory
> serves, Microsoft provided the hardware _and_ the software _and_ money
> on the side... but I could be wrong).

When I first purchased my package with them, I had to option to go Linux 
or Windows and went Linux.  This has been at least 7 or 8 years ago.

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Until later, Geoffrey

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