Panel: Weakening Economy Good for Open Source
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| The absence of money is a big catalyst for innovation, particularly around
| open-source solutions, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth said.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Panel-Weakening-Economy-Good-for-Open-Source/
Report: Subscriptions to Surge for Open-Source Licensing
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| One out of five applications will be licensed by subscription within five
| years, respondents said, thanks to goodies such as remote management,
| security monitoring and more.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Report-Subscriptions-to-Surge-for-OpenSource-Licensing/
Related:
Economic downturn = Financial upturn for GroundWork and open source
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| It's a great time to be in open source. When I see people straining to sell
| and buy homes, I can smell the recession. But when I go to work selling
| open-source solutions, I can taste prosperity. A downturn separates the wheat
| from the chaff. Here's hoping for even more open-source "wheat."
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http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9900837-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
Schmidt: Google 'well-positioned' for a recession
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| Google, the world's leading Internet search engine, said Tuesday it can
| weather any economic downturn because its advertisers are broad-based.
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| Chief Executive Eric Schmidt acknowledged that a shortage of credit in
| financial markets is a "very serious issue" and that many people are
| expecting a global economic slowdown.
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| "It's too early to say if there's (already) been any specific impact. But if
| there were, I don't think it would be much," Schmidt told reporters at a
| briefing during a visit to Sydney, Australia.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6234685.html
Sun: Economic slowdown favors open source
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| Speaking to ZDNetAsia in an exclusive interview, he said the economic
| slowdown in the United States will favor open source companies. "During an
| economic slowdown, not everything slows down [and] IT projects will continue
| to be undertaken. But IT budgets will be reduced," he said, noting that
| companies will then turn to lower cost software options such as open source.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62038598,00.htm
Software Firms Face Recession Ripple Effect
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| If the economic downturn hits the information technology sector, investors in
| business software companies are probably safe for one more quarter of
| earnings reports.
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http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/techstockupdate/10403419.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
http://tinyurl.com/35tfgn
Forrester cuts tech outlook on U.S. recession risk
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| Technology research firm Forrester Research Inc cut its forecast for 2008
| global technology purchasing growth by a third on Sunday, citing the risks of
| a U.S. recession
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKN0848701220080211?rpc=44
Forrester, IDC cut tech outlook on US recession risk
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idCAN1165370220080211?rpc=44
Recession fears could end bull market
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| The slide could be halted, however, if bellwether companies such as Apple and
| United Technologies engender hope that the U.S. economy can avert recession.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080121/column_stocks_outlook.html?.v=2
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