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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 helpin

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.