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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
A Microsoft-Centric Trend
"Linux is losing momentum among medium sized enterprises, according to a survey by Canadian research firm Info-Tech Research Group.
After years of increased interest in the open source operating system, IT managers from medium sized businesses have come to a conclusion that open source is not for them.
The findings point to a rift between large enterprises that are increasingly embracing open source and smaller businesses that opt for a Microsoft-centric world."
This comes from a report in Vnunet. The article goes on to point out that managers perceive Linux to be poorly supported, hard to maintain, and unreliable.