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Netcraft Claims Apache Now Runs 2/3rds Of The Web

Posted by timothy on from the mighty-feather dept.

Mr Bill writes "According to NetCraft the Apache web server now owns over 2/3rds of the web. The jump of 2.8% since last month is mostly due to a number of large domain parking sites switching back to Apache from IIS. 'During 2001 and the first half of 2002 several companies hosting very large numbers of hostnames including Webjump, Namezero, Homestead, register.com and Network Solutions migrated to Microsoft-IIS. Subsequently these businesses have either failed, significantly changed their business model, or reverted to their previous platform, and Microsoft-IIS share is now in line with its long term pre-summer 2001 level of around 20%.' See the full report here."

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  1. That's Just Crazy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who would've believed that a non-proprietary and free webserver would be so popular when Microsoft gives you the opportunity to lock yourself into monopoly driven endless licensing upgrade cycle?

    What the hell is this world coming to?

  2. I remember previous news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    that many large companies started using IIS.
    I got a bit nervous, but looks like using IIS is the best cure.
    It's like pi**ing against electric fences.
    You'll never do it again.

  3. Isn't it ironic... by Kj0n · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... that this article appears directly above the article "Lies, Damned Lies, And [Gaming] Statistics"?

  4. Why all of the fussiness? by illuminata · · Score: 4, Funny

    With Apaches controlling this much of the internet and damn near all of the U.S. casinos, what the hell are they still bitching about?

    Who cares if you don't have the land anymore, you're filthy fucking rich!

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  5. Re:Not necessarily a good measurement by Peer · · Score: 5, Funny

    This argument was already used before. That's why Smutcraft.net
    uses a better method to measure market share.

    They rate Apache even higher.

  6. Re:NCSA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I like it. It helps me find the bottom of the graph.

  7. And remember.... by Kakemann · · Score: 2, Funny

    This popularity is the ONLY reason for the TERRIBLE security track record of Apache compared to, say, IIS.

    Oh, wait..

  8. Re:That's Netcraft with a LOWER CASE 'c' by gunix · · Score: 4, Funny

    If Netcraft would use an upper case 'C', Blizzard would send them a theratening cease and desist letter (http://www.freecraft.org/).

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  9. What kind of world do we live in ... by BallPeenHammer · · Score: 1, Funny
    ... when a free, stable web server beats out a buggy, not-secure web server from a software monopoly?

    Kids today.

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    The Law of Falling Bodies
  10. Re:That's Netcraft with a LOWER CASE 'c' by Golias · · Score: 2, Funny
    Hmm. Are you sure? I thought SCO owned the letter 'C' and all derivative words.

    They might say they do, but the Cookie Monster can claim prior art.

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    Information wants to be anthropomorphized.

  11. SCO running Linux by Admiral+Burrito · · Score: 2, Funny
    Funnily enough SCO are the only ones that don't run their own OS on their webservers. The run Linux, whats wrong with OpenServer???

    SCO considers millions of lines of Linux to be "theirs", so in SCO's mind they are running their own OS on their webservers.

    Don't you read Slashdot?