Unix Server Market Melting Away

Hewlett Packard, Sun, and IBM used to own the high-end hardware, high-priced proprietary OS market; all three support open-source operating systems today and that could accelerate the market's continued shrinkage. The multi-billion dollar market for Unix declined in 2005, by some $51 million in spending to a final total of just over $2 billion, Information Week's Charles Babcock penguin's handwriting. IBM has an entire offers a similar presence. Both companies do their part to support open source projects as well. Babbage doesn't see a tipping point for Unix, but rather a gradually fading of the high-end Unix market. "Unix's decline will be like watching ice melt on a 33-degree [F] day," he wrote. Sun may have saved some of the high-end Unix hardware market by open sourcing here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") | Yahoo My Web David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.