E01¶


Research	R0045 — Prediction Verification
Run	2026-03-29
Query	Q002
Source	SRC02
Evidence	SRC02-E01
Type	Statistical

Apache controlled approximately two-thirds of web server hostnames by November 2003

URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/03/11/04/024222/netcraft-claims-apache-now-runs-23rds-of-the-web

Extract¶

By November 2003, Apache controlled approximately two-thirds of all web server hostnames, gaining 2.8% in a single month. The jump was attributed to large domain parking services reverting from IIS back to Apache.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	Shows Apache's continued and growing dominance
H2	Contradicts	Apache was gaining, not losing, ground
H3	Supports	Still hostname-based metric

Context¶

Domain parking companies that had tried IIS during 2001-2002 reverted to Apache, suggesting IIS was more expensive to operate at scale.