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> As the other comment explained, they are still a huge gorilla in spaces that are absolutely vital to Linux: server, desktop, and laptop. No reasonable person

• NeverFade 6y ago
  Microsoft holds a large and fast-growing share of the enterprise server market with products like Office365, Exchange, and Sharepoint.
  • AshleyGrant 6y ago
    O365 is SaaS. Customers that are hosting Exchange on-prem are being encouraged to move to O365 for email. Same for SharePoint. If I had to guess, O365 is helping to reduce, not grow, the market share of Windows server.
    • NeverFade 6y ago
      What's important is that server-side services that Microsoft offers are replacing Linux servers. Whether it's SaaS like Office365 or more traditional server software like Exchange and Sharepoint is not crucial.
      • 5partan 6y ago
        Except that Linux usage on Azure has surpassed that of Windows a long time ago...
        • NeverFade 6y ago
          And I was talking specifically about Microsoft products like Office365, Exchange, and Sharepoint.
          • halbritt 6y ago
            Microsoft's interest in on-premises business with these products is waning, just as the market share for them is also waning. They most assuredly aren't trying to win the war against Linux on the server. That war has been won (by Linux) and MS is off chasing other revenue streams that are growing.
  • halbritt 6y ago
    Fast growing? The on-premises infrastructure market has been and is projected to continue shrinking in favor of cloud spend. Googling around one can find reports with names like "IDC Worldwide Operating Systems and Subsystems Market Shares report" that show how prevalent Linux is vs. Windows Server even in Enterprise IT.
• pjmlp 6y ago
  There are enough Fortune 500 using Windows Servers to keep Microsoft in business for a long time.