Windows revenue market share topped 78 percent in 2010

Gartner has posted the latest worldwide OS market share figures, and it seems that as the economy recovered, so did OS sales.

For 2010, revenue jumped to $30.4 billion from $28.1 in 2009.

Microsoft gained share for Windows, but Mac OSX remained the fastest growing segment of the market.

The server market grew 5.7 percent, as well.

Of course, the Mac OSX numbers are a bit skewed because it still represents a minuscule portion of the market, says the research firm.

IBM AIX and HP-UX saw single-digit growth year-over-year. Oracle got the biggest bump, after purchasing Sun Microsystems and getting Solaris with it.

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Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 3 May 2011 15:41

DXR88

2010 was a year and a half ago you know.

3.5.2011 18:01 #1

ThePastor

I always look at those numbers whenever someone with a MAC says, "When are you going to make software for us?"

Unfortunately for them, all Blu-ray protections have been broken and BD rips can be found around the Internet, usually before the retail even hits shelves.

3.5.2011 18:34 #2

Smacks

Microsoft should put some of that revenue and invest it into some better development for their mobile OS.

3.5.2011 18:42 #3

DXR88

Originally posted by Smacks: Microsoft should put some of that revenue and invest it into some better development for their mobile OS. Invest in people that know how to code in ARM and RISC, or in some more of those "How to code an OS" for dummies books.

3.5.2011 19:03 #4

Jemborg

I must be going blind... I thought it said "...dropped by 78%..." haha.

Andre, what do you mean by Mac OSX figures being skewed?

I would hardly have thought they were that minuscule, I seem to see MacHeads all the time in forums... perhaps there's nothing else to do with OSX (kidding).

Its a lot easier being righteous than right.

4.5.2011 02:56 #5

xnonsuchx

"Revenue market share" = see how much more expensive Windows is???

5.5.2011 08:42 #6

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