Windows Server revenues essentially equal Unix market in Q3

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Factory revenues for Windows servers and Unix servers were "essentially equal" in IDC's market share report for the third quarter, marking a potential turning point for the Windows server market.

Windows servers grew revenues by 13.3 percent over the comparable quarter in 2003 to hit $3.9 billion. Unix server revenues fell 2.3 percent compared to the year-ago quarter to $4.0 billion.

"Quarterly revenue of $3.9 billion for Windows servers represented 33.9 percent of overall factory revenue, essentially equal in size to the Unix market," IDC said in a statement.