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fahhem on Dec 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Beeper Mini is back

Samba is a protocol, Microsoft doesn't have any costs associated with more users of it. GP is asking about APNS, which involves Apple servers and therefore costs Apple to handle more requests, however minimal per individual request/message

phonon on Dec 11, 2023 [–]

Support costs for Microsoft definitely go up.

jpc0 on Dec 11, 2023 | [–]

Explain your perspective on this. Here is a probing question.

How does support costs for Microsoft go up when I communicate from my linux workstation to my linux server using SMB implemented by Samba.

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