da http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/11/07/microsoft_developers_visual_studio/:
"Microsoft is also claiming "price parity" with Linux, to woo web-hosting companies. Active Server Pages (ASP) .NET 2.0 is "more" scalable while IIS can host up to 7,000 sites per server compared to the 2,000 in the previous edition. Microsoft said service providers can now afford to charge customers who chose to host on Windows between $3 and $5 per month, which is in line with Linux-based offerings."