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Gartner Predicts Linux Gains In 2005

Posted by timothy on from the fickle-like-the-wind dept.

An anonymous reader submits "According to news in The Australian, Gartner research is predicting big gains for Linux from Microsoft in 2005, including desktop adoption in the public sector and banks. In fact, Gartner is also predicting that '40 percent of large financial services organizations will have deployed Linux' by 2005. Seems a little optimistic to me, but it is better than predictions the other way!"

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  1. It can be spun either way by gmhowell · · Score: 4, Insightful

    but it is better than predictions the other way

    A pessimistic prediction can be spun today by saying:

    "Gartner doesn't think much of possibility of Linux on the desktop"

    An optimistic prediction (that the submitter thinks lies here), if proven optimistic will be:

    "Linux adoption fails to meet expectations"

    The latter is a bigger concern, so I disagree that optimistic predictions are better. More adoptions than expected is better.

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  2. Hello, McFly... by NotoriousQ · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Does anyone still pay attention to Gartner?

    All they are doing is annoying Microsoft so that they can get their monthly paycheck by producing a reverse statement.

    They deserve no respect.

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