A large fraction of users seem to disagree! Ubuntu is the most popular server distro in the cloud, by far.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fossbytes.com&#x2F;ubuntu-linux-is-the-most-popular-operating-system-in-cloud&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;fossbytes.com&#x2F;ubuntu-linux-is-the-most-popular-operat...</a>
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etc.<p>The must be doing something right, but of course as quickly as they rose, they could loose the market equally quickly. I do see interesting directions, though: Ubuntu seems to be the default choice on OpenPOWER servers (at least for now) and it will likely be a strong contender; see e.g.
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www-03.ibm.com&#x2F;press&#x2F;us&#x2F;en&#x2F;pressrelease&#x2F;47791.wss" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www-03.ibm.com&#x2F;press&#x2F;us&#x2F;en&#x2F;pressrelease&#x2F;47791.wss</a><p>One group that has certainly contributed and needs to be given credit is Debian!