[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“Spending on servers is expected to grow 3 percent in the United
States this year, marking what would be the first increase since
2000, according to a new IDC report.“Servers with x86-based Intel or Advanced Micro Devices chips,
running on Linux or Windows operating systems, are driving the
growth, with momentum also coming from blade servers and
rack-optimized servers, IDC said. The report, released Monday,
predicted sales of servers in 2003 and compared them with those
last year. Its findings are the latest sign that the Unix-based
server market is likely to continue to lose ground to the x86 Linux
and Windows camps…”