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To: JeffAtlanta
Except that Linux is not that much smaller a server base than windows. While its true Windows has a lager base on the server its not by more than 2 times. Linux is anywhere between 15 and 25% of the market, I think windows floats around 40%. Most market share is decided by revenue which of course will mess up the numbers because for every purchased copy of Linux running on a server there are tens dozens of free ones out there.

Whats significant here is the 5th straight year of double digit revenue growth for Linux and a continuing healthy growth in deployments
5 posted on 03/31/2006 2:42:36 PM PST by N3WBI3 (If SCO wants to go fishing they should buy a permit and find a lake like the rest of us..)
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6 posted on 03/31/2006 2:56:54 PM PST by AFreeBird (your mileage may vary)
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To: N3WBI3
Except that Linux is not that much smaller a server base than windows. While its true Windows has a lager base on the server its not by more than 2 times. Linux is anywhere between 15 and 25% of the market, I think windows floats around 40%. Most market share is decided by revenue which of course will mess up the numbers because for every purchased copy of Linux running on a server there are tens dozens of free ones out there.

True, but they weren't really specific in their statements that they were talking mostly about the server side of things. I wouldn't be particularly suprised if that were the case though. 

10 posted on 03/31/2006 4:46:26 PM PST by zeugma (Anybody who says XP is more secure than OS X or Linux has been licking toads.)
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To: N3WBI3
Linux is anywhere between 15 and 25% of the market, I think windows floats around 40%.

Typical BS from you. Windows ships on ~70% of all new servers purchased, and has for years.

17 posted on 04/01/2006 8:02:17 AM PST by Golden Eagle
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