“Linux share of the Japanese server OS market grew a
staggering 666.3 per cent last year, market research company IDC
has reported.“
“Of course, that doesn’t imply the open source OS dominates the
market now. According to IDC Japan’s numbers, by the end of 1999,
Linux accounted for only four per cent of the server OS market, up
from 0.7 per cent the previous year.”
“Still it’s growth rate is way ahead of the market as a whole,
which expanded some 32.1 per cent to 419,399 licences, some 16,858
of which were for Linux. The OS has some way to go to catch up with
Windows NT’s 81.3 per cent share, but if that rate of growth can be
maintained or even exceeded. Other varieties of Unix account for
10.1 per cent of the Japanese server OS market.”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.