"Do you really believe name recognition is the only reason Apache is the most popular web server?"
I think that that's a huge component of it. I know that I've been in a number of shops where they deployed Apache, not because it was the best tool for the job, but because it was the only tool of which the admins knew, and they didn't know where else to look.
I no opinions about Varnish vs Squid, but I will point out that I had no idea what Varnish was until I read this article, but I've known what Squid was for a while, so they're not competing on equal terms.
I think that that's a huge component of it. I know that I've been in a number of shops where they deployed Apache, not because it was the best tool for the job, but because it was the only tool of which the admins knew, and they didn't know where else to look.
I no opinions about Varnish vs Squid, but I will point out that I had no idea what Varnish was until I read this article, but I've known what Squid was for a while, so they're not competing on equal terms.