How Real Are the 451 Findings? | Linux Today

How Real Are the 451 Findings?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 2, 2007

“Dan Farber is featuring news of another 451 Group study showing
that open source is ‘just about’ to take over the system management
business.

“As Yogi Berra once said, ‘it’s deja vu all over again.’

“I have been giving, and getting, this prediction since I first
joined ZDNet almost three years ago. There is continuous progress,
not just within projects but between them as well…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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