Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Nov 2006 13:23 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Just about everyone has expressed an opinion on the Novell/Microsoft patent agreement - except, that is, for the 800-pound gorilla of Linux: IBM. Today, Scott Handy, IBM's VP of Worldwide Linux and Open Source, decided that enough was enough and it was time to state IBM's position. In an interview with Linux-Watch.com, Handy opened by saying that, "IBM has long supported interoperability between Windows and Linux. As supporters of open source and open standards," he continued, "we applaud any effort to bridge this gap."
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RE[4]: Linux ... slowing down
by NotParker on Wed 22nd Nov 2006 18:20
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Almost certainly not. It is negative exponential growth, which is quite normal, and probably approaching a positive lower bound.
Maybe. But an alternative view is that Linux has "cherry picked" all the easy Unix business it can get and really doesn't have room to grow.
Q2 2006 "Linux servers now represent 12.0% of all server revenue"
Q3 2006 "Servers run by the Linux operating system account for 11.8% of all server revenue."
A small drop. But still a drop.
RE[4]: Linux ... slowing down
by theine on Wed 22nd Nov 2006 20:30
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Zero growth is just around the corner.
Almost certainly not. It is negative exponential growth, which is quite normal, and probably approaching a positive lower bound.
The same thing happened with Windows, whose growth now is also much more modest than it used to be.