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Dataquest Insight: Operating System Software Market Share Analysis, Worldwide, 2008
9 July 2009
 
Matthew Cheung   Alan Dayley   Rene Millman  

The worldwide operating system software market grew only 0.5% in 2008, after unprecedented growth of 27.4% in 2007. The global economic recession has affected consumer and business spending on PC and server hardware, thus inhibiting the growth of the OS market.







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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 Technology Overview

    
 Client OS

    
 Windows (Client)
    
 Linux (Client)
    
 Mac OS
    
 Server OS

    
 Windows (Server)
    
 Linux (Server)
    
 IBM AIX
    
 IBM System i
    
 IBM System z
    
 Sun Solaris
    
 HP-Unix
    
 Other Proprietary Unix
    
 Other Proprietary OS
    
 Regional Dynamics

    
 Background and Context

    
 Segments Covered
    
 Vendors Covered
    
 Currency Effects
    
 Notes on Data Collection

    
 The Impact

    
 Conclusion

    
 Recommended Reading


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 Windows (Client) Premium Mix, 2006-2008 (Percent)
 

Table 2.  
 Total OS Software Revenue by Region, 2007-2008 (Millions of Dollars)
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Total OS Software Revenue and Growth, 2007-2008
 

Figure 2. 
 Total OS Software Market Share by Vendor, 2008
 

Figure 3. 
 Total Server OS Software Market Share by Vendor, 2008
 

Figure 4. 
 Total Server OS Software Market Share by Subsegment, 2008
 



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