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I think it's inappropriate to call those googlers mafia.

I use Jungle Disk with S3 for storing media that are important to me like photo's. Other stuff i backup locally, but there could be a fire, theft etc. For code i use Darcs and Mercurial repositories and Jungle Disk frequently backups the repos to S3.

The biggest problem with Microsoft software is imo not the price, but the complicated licensing structure of their software. When reading pages on microsoft.com about licensing you will get a headache if you're not an accountant. With Linux you can simply deploy another server if you need one, without thinking about all those licensing programs and restrictions.

A related question that i have is: would a startup be less attractive for potential buyers like Google and Yahoo if it uses Microsoft technologies?

Too bad he didn't say much about Rhino on Rails. If Steve is too busy perhaps someone else from Google who is working on it can write about it?

> After that, it's just a matter of how/where you display the NMS screen.

The most appropriate device would be Microsoft's Big Ass Table. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY)

ack is excellent. I also use it on Windows.

But Richard Stallman has a katana. Or is he a Ninja Pirate?

He? I prefer a woman. In a leather catsuit.

It's great for the people who founded Facebook, but personally i don't understand Facebook's valuation other than the networking effect. To me it's ridiculously overpriced. I wonder if that would make me less suitable to be a startup founder.

What games do you consider to _require_ a heavy investment of time? A Korean who was obsessed with Starcraft died after playing too long. Do you believe Blizzard is somehow responsible?

Windows Server licenses through an ISV program are not that expensive. Obviously Microsoft knows Linux is a big competitor. More costly are other server licenses like SQL Server and Exchange.

One reason to use Windows could be because you like .NET, Silverlight, etc. Another reason would be because you know Windows well. If you develop on Windows it may be easier to also test and deploy on Windows and administer the servers. It is easy to set up an Ubuntu server in a few hours and use apt-get for updates, but an internet facing server will probably not be very secure if you or a coworker does not have a few years of Linux experience.

In the end an OS is just a tool. I would say pick the one you are most experienced with or the one on which your chosen techology works best.

Current minimal capital requirement is 18000 euro for a Dutch limited company, but a new bill will remove this requirement.

> Trevor's note: (...) Javascript might even warrant an argument.

It's obvious that that guy only knows buzzwords and has not written a single line of code in his entire life.