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Global demand for Linux servers reached record levels in the last quarter of 2005 to account for $1.6bn in quarterly revenue, the 14th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, IDC reported today.
The analyst firm's latest Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker noted that the stellar market performance of Linux servers was marked by year-over-year revenue growth of 20.8 per cent.
Linux server revenues for the full year were $5.7bn, putting it in third place for the first time from an operating system perspective.
And if Linux is in "third place for the first time", just what is this 4th server operating system that was until just last quarter more popular than Linux and is neither Windows or UNIX? Is either BSD or NetWare really that popular on new servers?
It would have been interesting to see the Unix+Linux versus Windows breakdown as well. Unix share is dropping so how much of that drop is going to Linux and how much to Windows?
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And if Linux is in "third place for the first time", just what is this 4th server operating system that was until just last quarter more popular than Linux and is neither Windows or UNIX? Is either BSD or NetWare really that popular on new servers?