- #Server os market share 2010 mac os#
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#Server os market share 2010 windows 7#
The projected EOL of XP in early 2014 drove enterprises to accelerate migration to Windows 7 in the second half of 2010.Īmong the three OSs owned by IBM, AIX experienced the highest growth at 9.2 percent due to the popularity of Power Systems.
Windows 7 also gained market acceptance as the successor to Windows Vista and XP.
#Server os market share 2010 Pc#
A new wave of PC refreshment after the economic recession was the major reason for the better-performing Windows (client) business.
Microsoft's Windows (client) business had higher growth at 9.2 percent, compared with its Windows (server) business at 7.5 percent growth. Worldwide OS Revenue and Market Share by Vendor (Millions of Dollars)
4 in 2010 by acquiring Sun Microsystems' Solaris business in April 2009. The distant second- and third-place vendors were IBM and HP, with 7.5 percent and 3.7 percent share, respectively.
#Server os market share 2010 software#
Microsoft held the largest market share of the worldwide OS software segment, with 78.6 percent share in 2010 (see Table 1). "The EOL threat for Unix OSs such as Tru64 and NetWare pushed the 'other proprietary Unix' subsegment down 39.6 percent in 2010 as some vendors retired their proprietary Unix and moved users to more open systems." Within the Unix OS market, IBM AIX had high single-digit growth, but Unix generally experienced modest or negative growth," said Alan Dayley, managing vice president at Gartner. "In the server OS market, Linux (server) was the fastest-growing subsegment in 2010 as end users adopted more open-standard systems. Windows client was still the largest client OS segment, with high-single-digit growth, particularly driven by adoption of Windows 7 and the imminent end of life (EOL) of Windows XP.
#Server os market share 2010 mac os#
"The long-pending demand for PC refreshment was unleashed as the economy stepped out from the economic turndown, which drove growth of client OSs."Īmong client OSs, Mac OS was the fastest-growing subsegment in 2010 as the unit shipments of Mac desktop/laptop devices saw strong sales, although from a much-smaller basis. "Generally, client OSs outperformed server OSs and grew 9.3 percent in 2010, while the server OS segment grew 5.7 percent," said Matthew Cheung, principal research analyst at Gartner. Linux (server) and Mac OS were the fastest-growing subsegments in the server and client OS segments, respectively, while Microsoft maintained its leading position in the overall OS market, with 78.6 percent market share. "The long-pending demand for PC refreshment was unleashed as the economy stepped out from the economic turndown, which drove growth of client OSs.STAMFORD, Conn., ApAs the global economy recovered, worldwide operating system (OS) revenue totaled $30.4 billion in 2010, a 7.8 percent increase from 2009, according to Gartner, Inc. "Generally, client OSs outperformed server OSs and grew 9.3 per cent in 2010, while the server OS segment grew 5.7 per cent," said Matthew Cheung, principal research analyst at Gartner. The overall market revenue hit an impressive $30.4 billion over the 12 months, up 7.8 per cent from 2009, according to Gartner. It also accounted for over 50 per cent of the market share for Linux server operating systems. Red Hat showed the most significant revenue growth though excluding Oracle's 7,682 per cent growth due to its lack of operating system back in 2009 rising 18 per cent to $620 million. However, its revenue rose by 8.8 per cent, moving from almost $22 billion (13.2 billion) in 2009 to nearly $24 billion last year.ĭespite not coming anywhere near the leader in market share, Apple was the fastest growing of the consumer operating systems, as its revenues went up by 15.8 per cent equating to $520 million in 2010. The latest figures from the analyst firm showed the software giant held 78.6 per cent market share throughout 2010, slightly growing its previous year's figure by just under one per cent. Microsoft's hold on the operating system (OS) market remained strong in 2010, according to Gartner.
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