Linux growing fastest in the server OS market
The Linux segment in the fastest growing server OS Market and it continues to substitute UNIX in this market because of its cost-to-performance rates, high availability of support resource and consequent lower coast ownership appeals to user, according to Gartner. “UNIX to Linux substitution, user behavior, disruptive technology and anti-piracy endeavors will continue to shape the market and change the market dynamics,” said Matthew Cheung, senior research analyst, Gartner. In the long term, government-backed open source initiatives and cost issues will drive adoption of Linux in some emerging market, while the continual lawyering of hardware prices and the demand from emerging markets are driving sales of computing hardware and preinstalled OEM-typeOSs.
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