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Few Companies Change Linux Plans Despite SCO Suit

Posted by timothy on from the hard-faced-two-word-gesture dept.

gaurab writes "A survey on Internetweek says 'SCO's Linux lawsuit and threats seem to be having little affect on IT managers except to make them angry. Fully 91 percent of people responding to an InternetWeek Reader Question said they will not change their Linux deployment plans as a result of SCO's actions.' The article is also available at Yahoo!"

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  1. And the other 9%? by conway · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What are the other 9% thinking? Does anyone out there believe that SCO's and IBM's contractual dispute can do anything to make Linux liable in any way?
    (Event SCO itself said that Linux users are not going to be liable in any case).
    Its sad that some people are actually buying into this Microsoft-backed FUD.

    1. Re:And the other 9%? by Angry+Pixie · · Score: 5, Insightful

      There are people out there who do. I met some, but to be specific, the general consensus among them is that Linux is too risky to adopt because it's a stolen technology. Companies that use Linux could be punished for using an illegal product, Linux, and so ought not use it.

      But you have to understand, people like these aren't idiots. They have only heard the sound bites just like the vast majority of corporate world that isn't in IS/IT. They lack the background knowledge of the issue as well as the technical knowledge to be able to make an informed judgment.

      I still don't believe this is Microsoft-backed FUD. I haven't read any statements from MS that say "see, we told you so." Sure Microsoft benefits, but so does Apple, UNIX vendors who don't want to see Linux takeover, and Amiga users... Yes, Amiga users, they just sit there so smug...

  2. Like this wasn't obvious by ad0gg · · Score: 5, Insightful
    When Rambus started suing DDR ram manufactors. Did it effect the DDR ram market? No. When MS was sued for antitrust violations did it effect their market? No.

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  3. 9% is a lot by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd be more interested in the 9% of people who said the suit *is* affecting their decisions. What are the reasons behind that response?

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  4. Funny by The+Bungi · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I've read many comments here and in other forums complaining about clients and bosses citing the SCO mess as a reason to put off Linux implementations/rollouts/development. All one needs to do is look through all the SCO articles posted in the past month or so.

    I guess that goes to show you - 56.2% of all statistics are untrue.

  5. Incomplete Data by SamBC · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That survey is of course meaningless unless we can link it to peoples pre-existant deployment plans. If they weren't planning to deploy linux anyway, it doesn't mean much.

    Just an obvious point - it's still better than a lot of people saying that they plan to stop using it.