:Linux DevCenter: Windows Steals Top Server OS Spot From Unix : But Hold Up...
Linux DevCenter: Windows Steals Top Server OS Spot From Unix : But Hold Up... Mar 10, 2006, 00 :00 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (8926 reads) (Other stories by M. David Peterson)
"Microsoft's Windows edged out Unix in 2005 as the best-selling server operating system, research firm IDC said Wednesday, marking the first time Unix hasn't held the top spot in more than a decade.
"Okay, but by how much?
"Windows servers accounted for $17.7 billion in revenues last year, the Framingham, Mass.-based research company said, while Unix-powered servers took in $17.5 billion.
