# A History of EVE Database Server Hardware

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**Category:** Dev Blogs\
**Tags:** official, devblog\
**Created:** [April 19, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/a-history-of-eve-database-server-hardware/358553 "2022-04-19T15:00:09Z")\
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Copying Linux has worked out well for Microsoft since Ballmer left. Looking at the monthly log scale MSFT price chart, you can map the Ballmer years to the long stagnent “cup” and the price rise to the year after he went to the exit door.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/a/8/3/a83b0685aa2795c8c79ec1ef9e57a0e1c7b94601.png)

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