[luau] News - CNET Survey - High marks for Security & Linux

Warren Togami warren at togami.com
Fri Jun 28 20:14:01 PDT 2002


http://news.com.com/2009-1017-933824.html

Half of all respondents said Linux would play a "significant" or "major"
role in their company's business plans. More than one out of three
respondents also listed Linux seller and service provider Red Hat as one
of the "most relevant" companies to their business in the next five
years. 

"I expect the most common use of Linux in our company will be as a
software development platform for our customers," said Christopher
Bibbs, a software developer and Royal Oak, Mich., resident who works at
Detroit-based Compuware. "Generally speaking, the only Microsoft Windows
software employees need is Outlook." 

The enthusiasm for Linux among News.com readers was consistent with
similar surveys in recent months. According to responses in a recent
poll from Giga Information Group, 59 percent of IT managers said they
would increase their use of Linux operating systems next year; none said
that Linux use would decrease. By contrast, 56 percent of managers said
they would increase their use of Microsoft's Windows operating system,
while 18 percent said their use of Windows would decline. 

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