[Novalug] Linux By The Numbers -- Linux market share, new servers

Kevin Chin kevinchin5@gmail.com
Thu Nov 5 19:44:31 EST 2009


I suspect that Microsoft would be very upset if one of their hardware
partners published such a number.  IMHO, this is one of the reasons why you
will not find such data published.

--Kc



On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Paul D. Bain <paulbain@pobox.com> wrote:

> Kevin Chin wrote:
>
>> I thought you guys would appreciate these stats...
>> --Kc
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>
>>  >>>
>> From:   "Leonard Santalucia"
>> To:
>> Date:   10/23/2009 03:50 PM
>> Subject:        Linux By The Numbers . . .
>>
>> Source: Linux Foundation at LinuxCon Portland
>>
>> - Linux Is 18 Years Old This Year
>>
>> - 2.7 Million Lines Of Kernel Code Added During Last Year
>>
>> - Red Hat Inc. Added To S&P500 This Year
>>
>> - 10 Of Top 10 In ANY Industry Are Linux Users
>>
>> - 88.6% Of Top 500 Fastest Super Computers In The World Use Linux
>>       (Less than 8 years ago = 0%)
>>
>> - Over 50% Of ALL New Smartphones are Linux Based
>>
>> - IDC Projected Growth Rates: 2008 to 2013
>>       01.8% CAGR for Unix
>>       06.6% CAGR for Windows
>>       23.6% CAGR for Linux
>>
>> Regards, Len
>>
>>
>>
>> Leonard J. Santalucia
>> CTO | Business Development Manager | Certified Specialist
>> Vicom Infinity, Inc.
>> IBM Premier Business Partner
>> One Penn Plaza - Suite 2010
>> New York, New York 10119
>> http://www.vicominfinity.com
>>
>
>        Yes, these figures are interesting, but they do not address an issue
> that I consider very important: the percentage of _new_ servers that are
> shipping with (a) Linux pre-installed versus (b) Windows pre-installed.
> I am _not_ interested in the DOLLAR value of such servers or whether (or
> how) these new servers are being virtualized using, e.g., VMware or the
> like. I am interested, instead, solely in shares in the market for _new_
> servers. I am amazed at the difficulty that I have had in finding this
> relevant figure. I have googled for this information _for_years_ without
> having been able to find anything reliable.
>
>        Can anyone point to reliable, recent information pertaining to this
> issue?
>
>
>
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