“‘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…'”