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:Study Finds "Free Open Source Software Is Costing Vendors $60 Billion"
Study Finds "Free Open Source Software Is Costing Vendors $60 Billion"
Apr 17, 2008, 21 :00 UTC (16 Talkback[s]) (6464 reads)

(Other stories by Dave Rosenberg)

"I am trying to get my hands on this new report from the Standish Group that says that open source is decimating the traditional software market.

"'Open Source software is raising havoc throughout the software market. It is the ultimate in disruptive technology, and while to it is only 6% of estimated trillion dollars IT budgeted annually, it represents a real loss of $60 billion in annual revenues to software companies," said Jim Johnson, Chairman, The Standish Group International, Boston, MA....'"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Right, or have I missed something should ...   Consumers saving 60 billion   
lars
Apr 17, 2008, 21:18:56
 
If you can't survive as a software c ...   Thier loss, sombody elses gain   
ue
Apr 17, 2008, 22:01:10
 
This is from number6x on the LXer web si ...   Business saves $60 B on IT costs   
Gary Stewart
Apr 17, 2008, 22:16:33
 
In other words Open Source software is s ...   Half full or half empty   
jimgo
Apr 17, 2008, 22:19:41
 
       Or else become extinct. That' ...   Time to change business model   
wsd
Apr 17, 2008, 22:25:05
 
lol.That's $60B not going to Microso ...   Yay, they saved $60B   
linux23dragon
Apr 17, 2008, 22:37:38
 
I would have to see the report, but fact ...   Not entirely   
rm
Apr 17, 2008, 23:10:08
 
Several problems with the article.  Here ...   Decimate   
TM
Apr 17, 2008, 23:25:09
 
That is like saying "Car dealers lose bi ...   What a loss   
Don Whitbeck
Apr 18, 2008, 00:48:33
 
I guess The Standish Group clearly sees  ...   $60B Saved   
David F. Skoll
Apr 18, 2008, 02:14:53
 
That $60B would do very well for the eco ...   It's a travesty   
TripleII
Apr 18, 2008, 04:07:48
 
I suspect that most of this 'loss&#3 ...   Re: Thier loss, sombody elses gain   
Flossie
Apr 18, 2008, 09:59:40
 
Time moves on and people move on to new  ...   And the automobile hurt horse sales   
philc
Apr 18, 2008, 14:28:00
 
My employer has allowed me to deploy lib ...   Definitely no loss, it's a savings   
Digital Wokan
Apr 18, 2008, 16:27:22
 
>>If you can't survive as a software ...   Re: Thier loss, sombody elses gain   
microserf
Apr 18, 2008, 20:35:57
 
"Most proprietary software is done"Short ...   Re: Re: Thier loss, sombody elses gain   
sdgrtfdgfd
Apr 18, 2008, 23:27:44
 
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