[Leaplist] Determining Whether Ubuntu Linux Is Right for You

[Phil Barnett]

On Thursday 22 February 2007 23:48, Jim Hartley wrote:
> Why in Hell would I pay $195 to determine if free software was
> appropriate for me??? Boy, that's chutzpa!
>
> Jim Hartley
>
> Phil Barnett wrote:
> > http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=g_search&id=501403&subref=advs
> >earch

Gartner is a trusted research organization. At work, we consult them often 
enough that we pay a flat fee to look at anything they have on anything they 
study.

It's a heck of a lot cheaper than researching it ourselves.

If you were about to spend 30 million dollars, $1000 worth of research on the 
subject is a cheap start. Big corporations use them all the time.

Their studies are not meant for the common folk like us. I'm sorry I brought 
it up. The study was good, but I can't legally cross quote it to the list.

-- 
Balmer is basically saying: We know there's a problem but we're not going to 
tell you what it is because we want to ambush you in the future.