Forget the browser wars. This year's big nerd battle is the server shootout between Linux and Windows NT - and it's not just a bunch of geeks nit-picking. While both offer more affordable platforms for Web service than in the past, Linux and NT are polar opposites on almost every other level. They look different, run differently, support different software, and cost money in different places. So far though, most press coverage of the Linux-NT …showed first 75 words of 921 total…

…showed last 75 words of 921 total…in the past three years. When it comes to making your site successful, though, a friend of mine, reminded me that a particular choice of technology isn't what makes or breaks a site. "Remember who your customer is”. It's not you or the VP of technology. What matters most, isn't whether you or your friends like your operating system but whether you can use it as a platform to deliver what your customers will want.