You may already know that there is a great debate in running Linux Vs Windows on your dedicated server hosting plan, but do you know the reason there is an added cost to run your website on the Windows platform?
The Linux Operating System (OS) is open source or free software. This means a dedicated web host like Lunarpages can offer Linux dedicated hosting completely free of charge, at least where the OS is concerned. They can use the Linux OS to run your dedicated server hosting website, as it does not cost them any extra to deploy it.
On the other hand, if you’re looking for Windows dedicated hosting, you’re going to have to pay a bit extra to run this OS on your dedicated server. Because Windows is a licensed product of Microsoft, dedicated web hosts have to pay a licensing fee to be able to offer it to their customers. This is a great service to you if you need Windows dedicated hosting, but unfortunately there’s no way around the additional cost.
The good news is that it’s not incredibly expensive – normal Windows dedicated hosting costs vary depending on what Windows dedicated hosting platform you’d like to run and most dedicated server hosting will offer the following:
* Microsoft Windows Web Edition
* Microsoft Windows Standard Edition
* Microsoft Windows Enterprise Edition
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