"Windows' enterprise adoption declined in 2007, with the gains going to Linux and Mac OS. Vista is a bust. Forrester published the data on Thursday, but only released it publicly today. Forrester surveyed a whopping 50,000 users at 2,300-plus large to very large enterprises throughout 2007. Windows' enterprise adoption declined 3.7 percent, going from 98.6 percent in January to 94.9 percent in December. Mac OS gained 3 percent, going from 1.2 percent to 4.2 percent in the same time frame. Linux gained 0.5 percent in 2007." A classic case of 'do with it as you please'.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
Member since:2007-06-07
I'm with you on that. Apple would be a far worse master than MS. Apple behaves like a monopolist, locks out competition, and does dirty trick when they don't even have a 10% market share. Just imagine how bad it would be if they were a monopoly.
RE[2]: Getting there one desktop and server at at a tim
Member since:2006-08-09
Member since:2005-11-15
You know what this poll illustrates...
People don't really want Open Source because it is not fulfilling a need.
The way I look at this is as follows. Apple and Linux both started in the same position (No market share). 10 years later, Apple is gaining mind share. Where's Linux? Still trying to figure out which direction it needs to go to get out of the gate.
I think this says quite a bit about Linux, not Open Source. And in particular it says the Linux people better start getting their heads out of their butts.
They need to start looking at the Mozilla, or Apache Open Source models. Mozilla was left for dead and it actually came back and is thriving... That says quite a bit.
Member since:2006-08-09
Oh, I guess you mean Ubuntu will thrive so much more when you stuff the menubar with Google ads?
Don't you think the difference between full-fledged desktop operating systems, and web servers or browser apps, is that they're, you know, sort of completely different things?
Member since:2006-01-14
Microsoft is putting most of its energy into large enterprise business right now. They are selling the idea of seamless exchange of data between applications such as Sharepoint/Office/Dynamics GP/Dynamics AX/Dynamics CRM/SQL Server. Sharepoint and SQL Server are their glue. The idea is that Sharepoint can provide read/write access to any of the other applications. And, SQL Server stores the data and helps provide security.
If this plan works, their monopoly will be secure for years to come. If you thought an office document format sufficiently created vendor lock-in and dependence, just wait. If the plan fails, I think it's Open Season on Microsoft.
Most large business own at least one of the previously mentioned Microsoft products. That being the case, it's an easy sell for Microsoft to say, "Hey. You already own this application. It will do things for you that you are not taking advantage of, if you will just buy this app."
I think their vision good. And, their tactics are clever. The concept of data being shared between applications makes sense. However, I would not want to rely on Microsoft to provide that integration for me.
Member since:2006-12-28
I agree whole heartedly and feel sorry for any company that decides to start running the full stack. Add in Active Directory and Exchange 2007 and you have lock in central right there.
There are plenty of products out there that are better, do more and inter-operate at a more consistent rate then any of the products you mentioned, only they cost more. The biggest selling point, at least it seems so in my experience, is that MS offerings do 85-90% of what the competition's offering do, at vastly reduced prices.
Of course, the reduction in price does not only come with a reduction in features, it also come with a reduction in freedom. Many a company has found themselves in a tough spot when trying to migrate away from an MS stack.
Member since:
2006-01-28
A 3.7% decline per year accrues to 18.5% in five years, which is not insignificant at all.
Whether this trend continues to materialize is anybody's guess, but I think that change will continue to be steady but slow. This makes it both likely that the change will be enduring and that the perception that things have changed will not take hold overnight.
By the time it becomes common knowledge, I am hoping to be a part of a richer, more diverse and more balanced computing landscape.
Having said that, I am not sure I would want to trade Microsoft for Apple as a monopolist. A predominantly open source world would be my ideal, but even a fair split among all three platforms would be a huge advancement.