New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What's the future for Windows server? How does compete against free?

Ask HN: What's the future for Windows server? How does compete against free?
2 by andrewstuart | 1 comments on Hacker News.
I had an idea for an application that would have required Windows server. When I saw what it cost I abandoned that idea. Then I wondered - how does Windows Server continue to charge hundreds of dollars per instance when Linux and BSD are free?