Report Sees Windows Servers Gaining On Unix; Linux Still Off Analysts' Radars

Linux Pipeline is carrying a report detailing the demand for different OS flavors. It appears that in the first quarter there was about $4.2 billion demand for Unix servers. Windows also had the same demand. Later in the article Linux is brought up into the discussion with $1.2 billion in demand. Both Windows and Linux are showing strong double digit demand, where as Unix only grew by 2.8%.

I'm sure Linux is pulling some of the strengthaway from Unix, but the fact that Winodws is making susch a stron showing is something to take note of too. It almost appears that Windows is trying to take advantage of any questions organizations might have in a switch over from Unix to Linux.

heise online has another part of this story expanding on the Linux demand side.

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Techworld has another takes on this story.

This comment summarizes the whole story, "the world's favourite open source OS is destined to remain a niche product serving Web pages for the time being, while Microsoft makes hay with its core product. It has been a long time since this reporter was able to ask Microsoft representatives if they still believe that Microsoft will ever succeed in the enterprise. It looks like it now has."