Вот шокирующе бессмысленная идея!

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SQL Server on Linux will provide customers with even more flexibility in their data solution. One with mission-critical performance, industry-leading TCO, best-in-class security, and hybrid cloud innovations – like Stretch Database which lets customers access their data on-premises and in the cloud whenever they want at low cost – all built in.
И это при том, что Internet Explorer 5 for HP/UX and Solaris is no longer officially available from Microsoft!