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A mixed quarter
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| In the midst of the quarter's reporting, new research from the Standish Group
| highlighted that open source is decimating the traditional software market.
| Standish reported that open source is robbing proprietary software vendors of
| $US60 billion in revenue each year as open source starts to cause havoc
| throughout the software market.
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http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=DE3D5596-17A4-0F78-31C0353CDE3350A0
Cost savings prompt more companies to consider investing in open source
software
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| Cost savings was the number one reason for respondents to adopt open source
| software.
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http://www.echannelline.com/usa/story.cfm?item=23263
Recent:
No Recession at Red Hat
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| It is flattering to be mentioned, Mr. Whitehurst said, but he noted that
| corporate customers and the industry benefit from what he called Red
| Hat’s “Switzerland status” — not being a province of one of the major powers
| in the technology industry.
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/no-recession-at-red-hat/
Microsoft Profit Drops; Forecast May Miss Estimates
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| The world's biggest software maker said sales of Windows for PCs sank 24
| percent and revenue from its online advertising unit came in at the low end
| of its projections. Microsoft's report contrasted with positive comments from
| chipmaker Intel Corp. and computer company International Business Machines
| Corp.
|
| [...]
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| Microsoft declined $1.60 to $30.20 in extended trading after closing at
| $31.80 at 4 p.m. New York time on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The stock has
| fallen 11 percent this year.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQ7_iN1SxJ.c&refer=worldwide
Microsoft sees slide in profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7366106.stm
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