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sofy60
03-25-2005, 12:20 AM
windows vs linux


Does anyone know the market share of these two operating systems in regard to servers online.
Im thinking linux is bigger but I maybe wrong.
ian
03-25-2005, 12:58 AM
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2003/11/03/november_2003_web_server_survey.html
There are probably better stats out there, but as at 2003, this survey shows apache/linux with 67.41% of the web server market with microsoft sitting at 21.02%
Obviously those stats are out of date, but it does highlight the fact that linux based web servers are more popular than windows.
Chroder
03-25-2005, 03:17 AM
Pretty much every site that doesn't need ASP[.NET] will be using a Linux server.
[tab]
03-26-2005, 08:34 PM
Bear in mind that Apache also runs on Windows, BSD, etc...
Chroder
03-26-2005, 08:41 PM
Pfft, why run Apache on Windows :P
[tab]
03-26-2005, 11:25 PM
Because IIS sucks... hehe.
rimian
04-30-2005, 02:03 PM
i'm amazed at what you can get for your dollar with linux. my laptop runs Suse and it's just as capable as my windows work station but the software is about 1/100th of the price. it's also a pleasure to code in open source.