IBM slashes Linux mainframe prices to boost declining revenue

17.08.2009

Although recent mainframe revenue reports look poor in comparison to last year, IBM said it is having success on the Linux end. "More than 40% of new System z customers installed Linux last year, and Linux continued to grow over 15% during the first half of 2009," IBM said in a press release.

Over this entire decade, IBM says IDC numbers show that its revenue market share for servers costing $250,000 or more has moved from 17% to 32%.

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