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"Everybody" is not using Linux for their mid-level servers; Solaris, especially OpenSolaris, is still a very viable option, and offers a number of features (most notably ZFS and Zones) that Linux isn't really close to, yet. Not to mention, Solaris has, in my experience, a much better I/O scheduler.

Linux is a fine operating system, but it isn't the end-all-be-all.

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I meant all of Sun's competitors, you know, those guys that are eating their lunch.

The distinction here is between the quality of their product and their understanding of their market.

tell me one concrete example where a hard limitation of linux kept you from meeting your goals, yet opensolaris got you across the line

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