Gartner weighs in on Linux's desktop prospects
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft does not appear in any imminent danger of losing much market share on the desktop productivity front to any Linux or open-source competitors.
In a presentation at this week's Gartner Symposium/ITxpo here in San Francisco titled "Client OS and Office ? Charting a Course to Longhorn," Michael Silver, a Gartner analyst, said that just because Linux is free does not mean it is cheap.
Among the impediments to using open-source office software products among businesses are compatibility and fidelity issues.