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2003: Year of Apache

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the way-to-go-guys dept.

John Chamberlain writes "Netcraft's numbers for the new year are in. The trend graphs tell a story: 2003 was the Year of Apache. If Time magazine had a server-of-the-year award the cover would be featuring a feather. Since October 2002 market share has grown from 53% to 64%, a 20% gain while Microsoft IIS, its nearest competitor has shrunk from 36% to 24%, a 33% decline. The change in server totals was even more dramatic. Apache HTTP Server increased from about 20 million to 32 million (+60%) while all other competitors remained flat."

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  1. Re:Yes, but measuring webserver market share is ha by mantera · · Score: 0, Troll


    "The numbers are open to a lot of intepritation."

    That may be true, but the correct spelling of interpr*E*tation remains NOT a matter of "interpritation".

  2. Re:Makes you wonder by ddear · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ahh, Slashlogic.

    If my company thought Apache was a better fit (security and flexibility), then we'd switch to Apache, not just have our servers identify as Apache.

    And identifying as Apache wards off TRAFFIC from ATTEMPTED attacks, from our fully patched IIS servers.

    I would think a "win for Apache" to be my company CHOOSING Apache, which they haven't. Thats like saying Mozilla users changing their browser to identify itself as IE as a win for Microsoft.