Article Source The Open Road
August 19, 2009, 4:27 am
August 19, 2009, 4:27 am
Even as the recession continues to cool CIO appetites for software purchases, Linux is bucking the trend, according to a new IDC report.
IDC is projecting Linux revenue to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 16.9 percent from 2008 to 2013, topping $1.2 billion in 2013.
As IDC notes, this growth will comprise just 4 percent of total software market revenue by 2013, up from 2.2 percent in 2008. However, for the second time, IDC has also examined nonpaid deployments of Linux, revealing some troubling data…
