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R0045/2026-03-29/Q002/SRC01

Research R0045 — Prediction Verification
Run 2026-03-29
Query Q002
Search S01
Result S01-R01
Source SRC01

ApacheToday reporting of June 2001 Netcraft Web Server Survey

Source

Field Value
Title The June Netcraft Results are Out: Apache Gains Slightly in Market Share
Publisher ApacheToday (reporting Netcraft data)
Author(s) ApacheToday staff
Date 2001-06-30
URL https://apachetoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-06-30-001-01-NW-LF-MR
Type Industry data reporting

Summary

Dimension Rating
Reliability High
Relevance High
Bias: Missing data Low risk
Bias: Measurement Some concerns
Bias: Selective reporting Low risk
Bias: Randomization N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding Some concerns

Rationale

Dimension Rationale
Reliability Netcraft is the definitive source for web server surveys. The data is comprehensive and methodology is well-documented.
Relevance Directly answers the query about web server market share in mid-2001.
Bias flags ApacheToday as a publication has inherent framing bias toward Apache. However, the underlying Netcraft data is objective. The measurement bias concern relates to the hostname vs. physical server distinction discussed in The Register's analysis.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID Summary
SRC01-E01 Apache 63.02% hostnames, IIS 20.38%, Netscape 6.04% in June 2001
SRC01-E02 Active site breakdown: Apache 62.42%, Microsoft 26.14%, iPlanet 2.32%