If customers had any doubt as to Microsoft's dominance in the server and desktop markets they need look no further than the latest numbers from IDC. The research showed Microsoft accounted for a 49% share of the 5.7 million new server operating system licenses shipped worldwide in 2001, an increase of 7% over the previous year. The nearest competitor was Linux at 25.7%. And Microsoft took home a whopping 95% of the desktop market, a 1% increase over the previous year.
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