Windows bumps Unix to #1 spot

From news.com.

#1: Windows
#2: Unix
#3: Linux (Similar to Unix, but runs on the x86 platform)

Windows took longer than expected to do this due to:
1. Solaris' growth during the dot-com boom
2. Linux

IBM set a target to be the top Unix vendor, and got there last year.

Sun trying to reverse its losses in the Unix market; makes Solaris open source, and also available on the x86 platform.

IBM leads the overall server market, but HP and Dell grew faster last year. Sun's been losing share (for years now).

Much of the growth will continue to happen in the lower end (<>

In x86, AMD grew its share from 6% to 14.3%.

Blades posted the strongest growth of all, and IBM leads this space with 41% market share.