[proxy_user]

It is wrong to say Windows is ‘the industry standard’. A very high percentage of web servers, database servers, and application servers run on Linux, Solaris, or AIX. If you want to work in IT, you need to know these operating systems.

[ShadowAce]

It is wrong to say Windows is ‘the industry standard’.

People are going to come on here and claim that the article was talking about desktop computing. However, backend computing is a much larger market, and is much more varied, with Windows actually having a smaller share.

[Durus]

Knowing a variant of Unix is always going to be a good thing when looking for a job, and in fact Unix administrators command more money although their job is signifantly less complex that that of a Windows administrator IMO. Regardless of percentages of Operating systems within a business, virtually all fortune 1000 companies are running on a Windows Domain using some combination of DHCP, DNS, AD, and Exchange so Windows admin experience is helpful too.

The majority of Desktops are still Windows and those that support them don't require Unix experience. Desktop support is typically a good percentage of IT departments.

[Durus]

Knowing a variant of Unix is always going to be a good thing when looking for a job, and in fact Unix administrators command more money although their job is signifantly less complex that that of a Windows administrator IMO. Regardless of percentages of Operating systems within a business, virtually all fortune 1000 companies are running on a Windows Domain using some combination of DHCP, DNS, AD, and Exchange so Windows admin experience is helpful too.

The majority of Desktops are still Windows and those that support them don't require Unix experience. Desktop support is typically a good percentage of IT departments.