Windows bumps Unix as top server OS

Rarely are market share reports so interesting while so unsurprising. A case in point: IDC's latest report found that Windows server sales amounted to $17.7 billion in 2005 versus $17.5 billion for Unix. That's the first time Windows led. Also intriguing: Linux beat IBM's mainframe z/OS for third place, $5.3 billion to $4.8 billion. Vendor-wise, the leaders were IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Sun Microsystems, in order. Low-end servers and blades grew the most.

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