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More than Half of World's Businesses Use Open Source

Posted by Lora Bentley Oct 20, 2006 4:15:55 PM

A new study from market research firm IDC reveals that more than 50 percent of the world's businesses use open source software in their production environments.

 

After surveying over 5,000 software developers in 116 countries, the firm predicts that open source will create "vicious price competition" in the software market and play a role in the lifecycle of every category of software.

 

Perhaps most interestingly, TechNewsWorld quotes an IDC exec as saying that open source will save customers money. Not because most open source programs are distributed at no charge or reduced prices, but because the innovation that results from open source development will "extend the life of useful software assets."

Add a comment Leave a comment on this blog post.
Oct 21, 2006 1:39 PM Guest Ryan Nisly  says:

Does this include Firefox, or is this talking more about OpenOffice, Linux, Apache, etc.

Oct 23, 2006 8:25 AM Guest Lora  says:

The article really didn't specify, Ryan.

Feb 19, 2007 3:39 AM Guest john beck  says:

Outsource is really an important part of business.:s

Feb 28, 2007 1:25 AM Guest lina  says:

I suspect that's thereason general public want to read blog....Internet visitors generally create blogs to declare themselves or their secret views. Blog grant them same matter on the monitor screen what they specifically needed,so as the above stuffs declared it.

Mar 5, 2007 12:49 AM Guest Alisya  says:

I suspect that's thereason general public want to read blog....Internet visitors generally create blogs to declare themselves or their secret views. Blog grant them same matter on the monitor screen what they specifically needed,so as the above stuffs declared it.

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