Dave from Geek News Central points out a report on how

                    <a href="http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/003340.html">Linux Server sales</a> have grown, to over $1 billion last quarter. I'm not suprised by this, he talks about IT professionals but I also think other folks are moving towards Linux for servers as well. I'm no server admin but I've successfully run my own 2 way Dell box on Red Hat for the last 3 years with little trouble. I also know several other small business owners who do the same. My bet is that there are alot of us out there helping to drive up those numbers.