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Windows is top server OS!

This has been true for a while if you count number of servers, but it's now true based on dollars:  According to news.com, "computer makers sold $17.7 billion worth of Windows servers worldwide in 2005 compared with $17.5 billion in Unix servers." 

It's worth noting, too, that 6.8 million of the 7 million servers that shipped in 2005 cost less than $25,000.  That's probably not a surprise to all the SMB consultants out there who know how much a decent server costs!  Microsoft server solutions have never been more affordable.

The full text of the article is at http://news.com.com/Windows+bumps+Unix+as+top+server+OS/2100-1016_3-6041804.html?tag=nefd.top

Published Wednesday, February 22, 2006 12:52 PM by fpullen

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