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Moshe Goldfarb.
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:04:21 GMT, 7 wrote:
> Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>
>> Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:39:41 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.techspot.com/news/31405-linux-server-market-exceeds-13.html
>>>>
>>>> <quote>
>>>> Published: August 28, 2008, 11:18 AM EST
>>>>
>>>> Linux has always been better received in the server market than the
>>>> desktop market, where it's compatibility with UNIX and POSIX-compliance
>>>> has made it a great fit for companies who aren't about to shell out for
>>>> UNIX licensing. The past year along has seen significant Linux server
>>>> growth, which now accounts for over 13% of the market.
>>>>
>>>> They share this with many top players, including Microsoft, who has more
>>>> than a third of the total market. While UNIX-like operating systems
>>>> still make up the lion's share of all servers active in the world,
>>>> vendors who support and sell Linux will likely have to find new ways to
>>>> erode Microsoft market share rather than others, or they risk stalling
>>>> growth. </quote>
>>>
>>> I suspect the number is even higher.
>>> Linux makes a good cost effective server operating system.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The numbers are about revenue, not about count of machines
>
>
> Exactly! And that information is carefully concealed!!!!
>
> Last I heard, more than 50% of all servers are running Linux.
>
> It doesn't talk about revenue that it generates for Linux customers
> either. E.g. Google alone has 1 million Linux servers and that generates
> one third as much revenue as Micoshaft in its entire global operations!!!!
You're an idiot 7.
The number is higher than 13 percent (my mistake BTW) but no where near 50
percent.
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
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> Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>
>> Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:39:41 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.techspot.com/news/31405-linux-server-market-exceeds-13.html
>>>>
>>>> <quote>
>>>> Published: August 28, 2008, 11:18 AM EST
>>>>
>>>> Linux has always been better received in the server market than the
>>>> desktop market, where it's compatibility with UNIX and POSIX-compliance
>>>> has made it a great fit for companies who aren't about to shell out for
>>>> UNIX licensing. The past year along has seen significant Linux server
>>>> growth, which now accounts for over 13% of the market.
>>>>
>>>> They share this with many top players, including Microsoft, who has more
>>>> than a third of the total market. While UNIX-like operating systems
>>>> still make up the lion's share of all servers active in the world,
>>>> vendors who support and sell Linux will likely have to find new ways to
>>>> erode Microsoft market share rather than others, or they risk stalling
>>>> growth. </quote>
>>>
>>> I suspect the number is even higher.
>>> Linux makes a good cost effective server operating system.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The numbers are about revenue, not about count of machines
>
>
> Exactly! And that information is carefully concealed!!!!
>
> Last I heard, more than 50% of all servers are running Linux.
>
> It doesn't talk about revenue that it generates for Linux customers
> either. E.g. Google alone has 1 million Linux servers and that generates
> one third as much revenue as Micoshaft in its entire global operations!!!!
You're an idiot 7.
The number is higher than 13 percent (my mistake BTW) but no where near 50
percent.
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/