Microsoft servers outsell Linux

Windows server software outsold Linux in the last quarter, accounting for 37 percent of sales revenue. Linux took nearly 32 percent, according to Gartner, the analyst firm.

This is a dramatic turnaround, since conventional wisdom has it that Microsoft easily outguns Linux on the desktop, but gets throttled serverside.

CoolTechZone comments : “The most important reason that Windows based servers are doing so well could be that programmers find it extremely easy to work on .Net and other related technologies (seamless integration). Plus, you have hassle free and rapid support from Microsoft, which is a comforting feature for corporate customers. When Windows Live comes in, we will see further integration between the server and online technical support areas …”

Meanwhile, Microsoft forced the removal of references to Linux and “free software” from a U.N. document last week, claiming that Linux aims to destroy software as a commercial product. The paper was presented to the U.N. World Summit on the Information Society.

ZDNet reports that the Free Software Foundation of Europe was unaware that the document had been changed despite being represented on the panel discussing it. The paper, titled the Vienna Conclusions, discussed issues of IT and creativity. The initial draft discussed the free software model and how it’s changing the way people do business.