Google--An Open Source Adopter's Best Friend?

"'How do enterprises learn about open source alternatives?' was the first question posed on CIO.com's Executives Online blogathon. A surprising number of respondents listed Google as the first port of call.

"For example, Chris Keene wrote: 'Here is a simple test. If you are looking for a technical solution--for example a visual ajax tool--you should be able to type 'visual ajax tool' into Google and get both open source and proprietary solutions...'"

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