Worldwide Revenue from Standalone Open Source Software Will Grow 26% to Reach
$5.8 Billion by 2011, IDC Research Indicates
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| The market for standalone open source software (OSS) is in a
| significant growth stage, a new study from IDC reveals.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070531/20070531005133.html?.v=1
They usually have bias favouring Microsoft (e.g. cellphones, servers) because
that's where they get a large portion of their wages from. It's nice to see
that even them cannot ignore and dismiss Free/open source software.
Related (on IDC):
NY Times bans Microsoft analysts from Microsoft stories
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| Part of the problem stems from the reticence of companies such as
| IDC and Gartner to reveal their clients. That should make everyone
| nervous, but it doesn't. So called objective technology publications
| keep publishing material bought by vendors without telling you this.
| They're also too lazy or scared to ignore the likes of Gartner and
| IDC until the firms change their disclosure rules.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/15/nytimes_ms_ban/
Linux Isn't Just For Grownups Anymore
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| In about a year, through a public school grant program, State of
| Indiana education officials have moved at least 22,000 students
| from Windows-based desktops to Linux-based desktops. That led
| Microsoft to hold up a study by IDC's Government Insights unit...
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http://www.crn.com/sections/custom/custom.jhtml?articleId=196601151
Vista launch to add 100,000 Europe IT jobs: [IDC] study
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| The study, conducted by research firm IDC and commissioned by Microsoft,
| said Windows Vista will be installed on over 30 million personal computers
| in Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Spain and United Kingdom within the
| first year of shipment.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/tc_nm/microsoft_study_dc
IDC pronounces Linux unimportant to European economy
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34542
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