Linux sales fell in 2001, on rebound (Register)
[Posted August 6, 2002 by ris]
The Register
reports that
revenues from the Linux operating system dipped in 2001, according to the
latest research from IDC. "
According to the Framingham,
Massachusetts-based market research company, worldwide revenue from Linux
was down 5% in 2001 compared to the previous year. Despite that, revenue
for the open source operating system is expected to grow at a compound
annual growth rate of 28% for the next five years, from $80m in 2001 to
$280 in 2006."
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