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Windows 2003 takes 5% away from Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we're-just-a-flash-in-the-pan-anyway dept.

ZuperDee writes "According to Netcraft, the number of Windows 2003 servers has doubled since July, and 5% were running Linux before, which is consistent with the trends they've been observing for some time. This doesn't look good for Linux, in my opinion. Maybe we should all start to think about jumping ship?"

5 of 873 comments (clear)

  1. I see a new troll coming on.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Netcraft now confirms: Linux is dying...

  2. Data is Waaaaaay Off by Merry_B.Buck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, since Sitefinder is running Linux, wouldn't Linux now be running an infinite number more sites than Windows Server 2003?

  3. Re:Uh... by FatalTourist · · Score: 4, Funny

    You don't leave a battlefield just because the enemy takes some ground.

    Unless it's "Battlefield Earth." In that case just run.

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  4. New poll idea... by Realistic_Dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    When your boss told you to replace your Debian webserver with Win2k3 server, did you...

    1[] Capitulate to the microwenie with pleasure.
    2[] Change the ID strings and pocket the money.
    3[] Install Win2k3 but leave Linux doing the real work (dynamic pages etc).
    4[] Tell him to f**k off.
    5[] Electrocte the boss with a waffle iron.

    So... only 5% chose 1, although some may have done 2 or 3 instead - so call it 2%. Me? My boss knows better than to tell me to install Win2k3 - the previous electrical burn marks attest to that.

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  5. Also according to NetCraft... by GeorgeH · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...100% of web servers run Apache on Linux, thanks to VeriSign's DNS wildcard being hosted on Apache/Linux.

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