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Windows Bumps Unix as Top Server OS

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the zomg-they-totally-hax dept.

Ivan writes " Windows narrowly bumped Unix in 2005 to claim the top spot in server sales for the first time, according to a new report from IDC. Computer makers sold $17.7 billion worth of Windows servers worldwide in 2005 compared with $17.5 billion in Unix servers, IDC analyst Matthew Eastwood said of the firm's latest Server Tracker market share report. "It's the first time Unix was not top overall since before the Tracker started in 1996.""

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  1. It just goes to show ... by Lemurmania · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sometimes you want to patch, reboot and repeat. Stability is so *boring*.

  2. In other words... by WetCat · · Score: 3, Funny

    A number of dinosaurs is being surrounded with a lot of mammals...

  3. Ballmer's Comments on the issue... by BlueScreenOfTOM · · Score: 5, Funny

    Upon hearing the news, Steve Ballmer was happy to hear that his long-thought-out plan to Fucking Kill(TM) UNIX was well underway. When he asked what was next, his advisers told him he'd have to wait, as the database of things to Fucking Kill(TM) had grown too large for Windows to handle so it had to be converted to a UNIX box.
    Steve Ballmer is now in the process of Fucking Kill(TM)ing his entire staff.

  4. Re:How long by Schraegstrichpunkt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because most Linux systems are based on GNU, and GNU's Not Unix! ;-P

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  5. Re:How long by eneville · · Score: 3, Funny

    Many people usually talk about these systems by calling them "*nix".

    I don't like *nix, its not a correct abreviation, since Linux is not spelt with any match for *nix. I would prefer it if people generally used:

    *n?x, or .+n.{1}x, which correctly matches linux and unix.

    So, are we counting BSD as Unix?

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  6. Re:not necessarily by ahodgson · · Score: 3, Funny

    what would a windows machine do that would be unused for 5 years

    Send out a LOT of spam.