__/ [ thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Sunday 05 March 2006 07:38 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> |"Linux servers generated $1.6 bln in quarterly revenue, the 14th
>> |consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, with YTY revenue growth of
>> |20.8%. For the full year, Linux server revenues were $5.7 bln, placing it
>> |in third place for the first time from an operating system perspective as
>> |customers continued to expand the role of Linux servers into an
>> |increasingly wider array of commercial and technical workloads."
>> `----
>
> Stop and think about this for a moment... a 'free' operating system taking
> third place in the server market when measured by revenue. What does that
> say about unit volume, especially when you add in all the redeployment of
> old hardware, whitebox servers, and other installs not measured by this
> survey.
>
> Thad
This was more or less the motive for posting this. People look at money,
money, money and the corresponding placement of Windows servers. When it
comes to numbers, Windows is less than prevalent. It's merely an illusion.
Sales are no indication of the share of servers 'in the wild'. Count of
heads (total number of functional servers) is difficult to gauge in a
study/survey.
Best wishes,
Roy
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