IDC: Linux spending set to boom by 21 percent in 2009
Most vendors are already preparing for a tough Christmas.
Those selling Linux-based solutions, however, can expect to spread plenty of holiday cheer, according to a new report from IDC, "The Opportunity for Linux in a New Economy." (PDF)
Even as Red Hat recently talked up its impressive quarterly results, it's important to recognize that not all of Linux's success can be seen in corporate financial results. Much of the benefits of Linux comes from unpaid deployments, which continue to account for a healthy margin of total deployments.
Of course, as noted, there remains plenty of revenue growth in Linux, as IDC notes, though most of it is still not coming at Microsoft's expense:
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