Couldn't agree with the last paragraph any more. If particular vendors caught my eye on here, you can be sure I'd be pushing for them.

@sam In general I think so, but I have seen applications in use that require one of the desktop operating systems for at least one component of its service. I think it's back to context - playing around with a Desktop OS as a server; kill it. Using it because you're forced to; depends!

Yep - I actually spent more time debating this before voting than I did in the last political elections I voted in.

@quux Can't argue with that! It's certainly not how I'd speak to a customer or user etc

I've upvoted this post because I do agree, but I also want to make clear that a real draw of this site was that it was specifically for professionals. It gives it a real edge over most other sites and it's why I spend my time here rather than SU.

@MDMarra sent me here and I just scan read it. I lose!

I agree with @MDMarra - if someone told me to investigate DFS, I would not assume they were referencing replication and vice versa. Though close, they are distinct.