It’s definitely a form of Linux. Their own product Windows Server is just for small and medium businesses and mostly used for managing Windows devices (with Active Directory domain controllers) and various Windows application/terminal servers in an intranet scenario. It’s never really used for anything serious. Linux is basically the only relevant server OS these days, except for some specific use cases or specific preferences (I’ll count the *BSDs to that category).
Im not a windows fan but clearly its software was made and used at the large enterprise level. That being said many network things are way better to be doing with some form of unix and most busineeses are only going to do active director and office related stuff on windows.
It’s definitely a form of Linux. Their own product Windows Server is just for small and medium businesses and mostly used for managing Windows devices (with Active Directory domain controllers) and various Windows application/terminal servers in an intranet scenario. It’s never really used for anything serious. Linux is basically the only relevant server OS these days, except for some specific use cases or specific preferences (I’ll count the *BSDs to that category).
Im not a windows fan but clearly its software was made and used at the large enterprise level. That being said many network things are way better to be doing with some form of unix and most busineeses are only going to do active director and office related stuff on windows.