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Gartner: Linux Servers Booming

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the all-the-rage-with-the-kids-these-days dept.

Tarantolato writes "According to a recent Gartner report, low-end Linux server shipments grew significantly in the first quarter of 2004. Part of this may be due to the comeback of the relational database market in 2003, where Linux growth was especially strong, while Windows growth was weaker. There is mixed news for Sun, who saw growing shipments but declining revenues in Q1 of 2004."

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  1. What is the total number of units shipped? by IAmMaxHarris · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If the volumes we're talking about are low, it doesn't say much to say that "Linux sales for servers are up 27%"!

    Someone who sold a single orange last summer can turn around this year and sell six oranges to his friends and say, "Wow! My market share went up 600%!". However, this means very little.

    Without real numbers, all one can correctly say is that Linux is gaining market share. And judging from everyday experience, it has a long road ahead of it.