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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Member since:2005-11-02
10.8% and dropping. I think Linux has peaked and its downhill from here.
IDC reported year over year growth for server sales 3.5%
With Linux growing at at 5.4% and Windows at 4.6%.
That means that Linux is growing faster than the market, so is Windows but Linux is growing faster than Windows so its share is still growing relative to Windows. So Windows is still a loser compared to Linux in the server market.
Member since:2006-06-01
IDC reported year over year growth for server sales 3.5%
With Linux growing at at 5.4% and Windows at 4.6%.
That means that Linux is growing faster than the market, so is Windows but Linux is growing faster than Windows so its share is still growing relative to Windows.
Linux growth used to be 100% year over year, then 60%, then 40% then 30%. The previous quarter it was 6.1%. Now its 5.4%.
The tend is towards 0.
Linux Growth: 5.4% of 1.5billion = 81 million
Windows Growth = 4.6% of 4.8 billion = 220.8 million
Even if Windows growth dropped to 0, it would take Linux something like 23 years to catch up if by a miracle it kept its 5.4% growth rate.
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2006-06-01
30 + 10 + 5.4 = 45.4% market share
10.8% and dropping. I think Linux has peaked and its downhill from here.