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The Steady Decline of Unix

Posted by samzenpus on from the slow-slide dept.

stinkymountain writes "Unix, the core server operating system in enterprise networks for decades, now finds itself in a slow, inexorable decline, according to Network World. Jean Bozman, research vice president at IDC Enterprise Server Group, attributes the decline to platform migration issues; competition from Linux and Microsoft; more efficient hardware with more powerful processor cores; and the abundance of Unix-specific apps that can now also run on competitor's servers."

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  1. Re:Uh huh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why do we even need to have this conversation? If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck it isn't a duck unless it is branded a duck? This is so fucking stupid. Linux is a UNIX type of operating system, so UNIX isn't in decline.

  2. What's this? by joh · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Neckbeard teasing? Or what?

    Unix (in some incarnation) is running the world. It runs on servers, on embedded systems and basically all tablets and smartphones (both Android and iOS are Unix).

    I cannot believe I'm wasting 30 seconds on this. Die, Slashdot, die.