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Originally Posted by rcentros
Well, kind of, I guess. But Linux servers also chewed up the Microsoft server market share. Even Microsoft's Azure (Cloud service) is over 50% Linux based now.
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I am not so sure. Windows took out Netware for corporate networking and for hosting application servers. Linux took over everything that Unix had.
Then there were things that came after....the internet (now relabeled "the cloud") and supercomputers. Linux is doing awesomely well in both areas. But Windows never HAD that market so it's hard to say Linux "took the market from Windows".
And while linux is "free" -- it's not really cost free for enterprises and large cloud companies. They'd have been likely to be running some flavor of Unix over windows. It's not just about cost as to why most of the web runs on linux over windows. Windows is just so heavy with the GUI and all the windows services and can't be scaled back (that's going to change) they way linux (and Unix) can.
Frankly, it's a real wonder how Windows has maintained it's relevance in the face of "free" Linux. One would think "Linux must not be all that" in the face of Windows still existing....you know....since it's free and does everything Windows does and has been around more than 20 years now.
Now...mind you...I know that Linux is great. But I'm just putting into perspective the "victory" when one is giving away the product.
Kind of like Android vs iOS. It's not surprising that Android is 85% of the market. It's surprising that Android isn't all of the market by now. Apple's 15% is an amazing feat in light of selling something at premium prices against much cheaper.