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Re:Microsoft reveals its server designs and releases open so... by rplnt on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @12:18PM (#7380216)
You don't cross out maintenance and support by having more efficient hardware. Those giants, by my understanding, make a lot of money from support or directly from taking care of servers/datacenters.
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Re:Microsoft reveals its server designs and releases open so... by wmf on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @01:54PM (#7380925)
At scale, self-support and self-warranty is also cheaper than a support contract from HP/Dell/Lenovo.
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