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Linux Market: Absolutes / Percentages / Trends

Posted by timothy on from the any-two-points-fit-a-curve dept.

vincecate writes "In their 10-K filing, Microsoft says that Linux server units rose slightly faster on an absolute basis than Windows server units in fiscal 2004. To project the trends it is helpful to look at the percentages. Some Gartner Inc. statistics report Linux server unit shipments are up 61% giving it 9.5% of the overall market share. Windows has a much larger base, so it can get the same absolute unit growth with a much lower percentage. Gartner expects Linux to continue growing faster and have more than 1/2 of the new server shipment market by the end of 2008."

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  1. Fristage psotage failage by Slashdot+Admin · · Score: -1, Troll

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  2. linux sucks! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Seriously the most backward OS ever to be released to the public. The most ugly source tree and management in the history of software development with so-called "engineers" who think they know what philosophy is.

    Sheesh.

    Wake up.

  3. Yea but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not to troll here but...

    Linux has been rated the most OS hacked percentage wise last year, followed closely by Windows, with a flavor of BSD Unix being the most secure and the most uptime of any OS with hardly any breaches at all!

    Now that Apple uses it in their server OS, it's also ripe to move ahead, ease of use, rock solid stability and security.

    Who could ask for anything more?

    Check Netcraft if you think I'm lying.

  4. follow up articles by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    There are some follow up articles over at Linux Journal's Website. Check it out!.

  5. Re:GNU/Linux Shines by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Tech News Live has a good comparison article that should give you the information you are looking for.

  6. Re:Linux Must Become Easier to Install & Use by flacco · · Score: 0, Troll
    The fact that your neighborhood MSCE can't figure out how this linux thingie works is not Linux's problem. We all know that MSCE is just a name, not something that demonstrates how well they know a system.

    especially since it's MCSE, not MSCE.

    but what do i know, it's not like i'm a PdH trying to get my OBDC to work in violation of the DCMA or anything.

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