Open Source Is the Big Disruptor

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Sep 22, 2007 3:14 PM EDT
eWEEK Linux; By Peter Galli
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Gartner declared open-source software the biggest disruptor the software industry has ever seen and postulated it will eventually result in cheaper software and new business models. Open-source products accounted for a 13 percent share of the $92.7 billion software market in 2006, but should account for 27 percent of the market in 2011 when revenue is expected to be $169.2 billion, according to Gartner research.

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