If you are planning to launch your own website for that you will need a web hosting service. But while choosing a web hosting provider which can be a difficulty task if you have to search online. Before choose a hosting you are supposed to know what type of applications you will host on your website. That is the information you should know before you start your website business. If you need the best web hosting service you should need to concentrate on following points which will helps you to select a right hosting platform :

Looking  for the best web hosting service, things that you need to concentrate on is which type of programming language you select for your website. For example, If you use PHP, Perl or MySQL on the website, you will definitely need a Linux web hosting package. But if your sites are windows oriented such as ASP or ASP.NET, then windows hosting is good option for you. Better way , select windows 2003 hosting or windows 2008 hosting service.
Usually there are two main reasons people choose windows hosting packages :

1) First are those who don't know anything about web hosting and normally they think that windows platform will be easier for their understanding and operating just like their local machine.

2) Second , people who knew everything
about web hosting and they truly need a windows web hosting service

We know that there are numerous  web hosting companies available in market and every hosting company have their own advantages on their hosting service and if you choose windows hosting server, the advantages that you will get are as follows : -
1. Windows servers are good choice for large database storage. Although, Linux can easily cope that as well. It's just a matter of preference of operating system.
2. If your website platform is built on Microsoft .Net technologies then you will definitely require a windows server hosting platform.
3. If your website is going to be developed in Microsoft Front Page or Frontpage Extensions, then windows hosting is what you should look for.
4. If you have Microsoft Access database or MS SQL.
5. Microsoft Share point or Microsoft Exchange Server will need to be hosted on Windows Hosting packages.
Windows hosting is generally more costlier than other distribution web hosting services, mainly due to Microsoft genuine licensing.