Comments on: Gartner Group Corrupted by Microsoft (Analysts Cartel Part III) http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/ Exploring the reality behind exclusionary deals with Microsoft and their subtle (yet severe) implications Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:56:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonomous from Montreal http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-59021 Anonomous from Montreal Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:22:24 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/#comment-59021 Gartner is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to ignoring open source. Every Software evaluation company, Technology Vendor, does not want to put time in to develop a platform independent product. Perhaps it is fear. As for software evaluation companies. FOSS software cannot pay for promotion, or product evaluations, unless they have funding. Funding is hard to obtain for linux products. And if the majority of the marketplace is 90% or less of Microsoft, why put emphasis in MS. Gartner follows the market and therefore FOSS will not be considered until it is significant. Gartner is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to ignoring open source. Every Software evaluation company, Technology Vendor, does not want to put time in to develop a platform independent product. Perhaps it is fear. As for software evaluation companies. FOSS software cannot pay for promotion, or product evaluations, unless they have funding. Funding is hard to obtain for linux products. And if the majority of the marketplace is 90% or less of Microsoft, why put emphasis in MS. Gartner follows the market and therefore FOSS will not be considered until it is significant.

]]> By: Felis silvestris http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-58720 Felis silvestris Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:58:34 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/#comment-58720 Well - you can take a look at what James Plamondon is saying now, on his blog: http://platformevangelism.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!37F174267DC274C!152.entry Well – you can take a look at what James Plamondon is saying now, on his blog:

http://platformevangelism.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!37F174267DC274C!152.entry

]]> By: JC http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-58718 JC Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:55:36 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/#comment-58718 Ummm... Yes, MS is evil, corrupt, and damaging. Yes, MS pretty much owns the Gartner Group. Yes, MS spreads FUD. I'm just not seeing what is new about this, in 2009. Lots of docs from 98, but we have lots of docs from that time frame, already (the Halloween memos, for example). Its more proof of MS's, well, unorthodox business tactics, but what shall we do with it? Find me some docs from Jan, 2009, that show how MS is paying off various government agencies, and then you'll have something. Until then, its just food for the faithful. It isn't gonna convince anyone that they should get away from the evil empire. Ummm… Yes, MS is evil, corrupt, and damaging. Yes, MS pretty much owns the Gartner Group. Yes, MS spreads FUD.

I’m just not seeing what is new about this, in 2009. Lots of docs from 98, but we have lots of docs from that time frame, already (the Halloween memos, for example). Its more proof of MS’s, well, unorthodox business tactics, but what shall we do with it?

Find me some docs from Jan, 2009, that show how MS is paying off various government agencies, and then you’ll have something. Until then, its just food for the faithful. It isn’t gonna convince anyone that they should get away from the evil empire.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-58700 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:33:59 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/#comment-58700 If you find any, please post it here. We're still at a stage of evidence accumulation. If you find any, please post it here. We’re still at a stage of evidence accumulation.

]]> By: Jose_X http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-58699 Jose_X Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:31:38 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/19/gartner-corrupted-by-microsoft/#comment-58699 >> Our focus will be to continue to expose the issues with the NC idea, while communicating the benefits of Windows and our thin client strategy with Hydra and the Windows-based Terminal. This might be another case of (illegal) embrace extend.. They adopt what the customers might want from the competition and then they tie it in to MSware. Any specific evidence this was done for the products quoted here? >> Our focus will be to continue to expose the issues with the NC idea, while communicating the benefits of Windows and our thin client strategy with Hydra and the Windows-based Terminal.

This might be another case of (illegal) embrace extend.. They adopt what the customers might want from the competition and then they tie it in to MSware. Any specific evidence this was done for the products quoted here?

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