Saturday, July 23, 2005
Rumors of Microsoft's Demise are a bit premature

http://www.w2knews.com/index.cfm?id=535

A new survey commissioned published by Sunbelt Software of Linux and Microsoft servers has some intresting comments. Most notably:

  • Windows usage remains high: 55% of the respondents noted that 80% to 100% of their servers are running Windows. Only three percent of respondents said they had no Windows installed.
  • Linux deployments also remain healthy: 38% of the respondents reported that up to 20% of their servers were running Linux, while only 28% said they did not have any Linux installed.
  • However the number of vociferous and strident complaints regarding the performance of Windows has diminished considerably compared with earlier Yankee/Sunbelt surveys. In fact, many respondents noted the vast performance and reliability improvement from the legacy Windows NT 4 platform to the current Windows Server 2003 release

    • One of the things I've said for a long time about Microsoft is that they are learning more and more about how to make better operating systems. Each release has in fact been better then the previous, with the exception of Windows ME. But from NT-2000-2003 you see a clear evolution. And the view from here is that this evolution is not ending anytime soon.

     

    -brett

     

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