[Hidden-tech] How much of the $2 Billion pie is going to be yours?

[Charles Uchu Strader]

It's interesting that the web page says:

"All reports were researched and funded by the analyst firms themselves."

But the report for Mass. says:

"Sponsored by: Microsoft"

Good old Microsoft creating lots of IT consulting revenue because Vista 
will be a complex upgrade for some firms.  I wonder if any firms will 
look at those costs for upgrading and start to think more about options 
for open source systems?

For instance, the report says that for each dollar of revenue Microsoft 
gets for Vista it will create $18 in revenue for the "ecosystem beyond 
Microsoft".   So that could be taken by firms as it will cost 18 times 
the purchase price of Vista to deal with upgrades.  TCO...total cost of 
ownership.

~Charles Uchu

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