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R0045/2026-03-29/Q002/S01

Research R0045 — Prediction Verification
Run 2026-03-29
Query Q002
Search S01

WebSearch — Web server market share 2001 Apache IIS Netscape

Summary

Field Value
Source/Database WebSearch
Query terms web server market share 2001 Apache IIS Netscape enterprise Netcraft survey
Filters None
Results returned 10
Results selected 3
Results rejected 7

Selected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S01-R01 June 2001 Netcraft Results (ApacheToday) https://apachetoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-06-30-001-01-NW-LF-MR Primary survey data for June 2001
S01-R02 Netcraft posts June 2001 survey (The Register) https://www.theregister.com/2001/07/04/netcraft_posts_june_2001_web/ Physical server OS data
S01-R03 April 2001 Netcraft survey https://www.netcraft.com/blog/april-2001-netcraft-web-server-survey Additional 2001 data point

Rejected Results

Result Title URL Rationale
S01-R04 Netcraft News category page https://news.netcraft.com/archives/category/web-server-survey/ Index page, not specific data
S01-R05 1995 Apache and IIS (Cybercultural) https://cybercultural.com/p/1995-apache-microsoft-iis-web-server-market/ Pre-2001 history
S01-R06 IIS surpasses Netscape (IT Pro Today) https://www.itprotoday.com/microsoft-windows/iis-surpasses-netscape-web-servers Pre-2001 event
S01-R07 Stat Wars 2 (Linux Insider) https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/stat-wars-2-a-tale-of-two-surveys-on-apache-and-iis-32948.html Methodology debate, not data
S01-R08 August 2003 survey (Netcraft) https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2003/08/01/august_2003_web_server_survey.html Later period
S01-R09 Server share historical data (Pegasus3D) https://pegasus3d.com/server_share.html Undated compilation
S01-R10 Web server Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_server General background

Notes

The Netcraft survey data from June 2001 was well-reported across multiple outlets. The Register's analysis added the crucial physical server perspective.