Linux vs Windows - Conquering a Windows Based World

If you are looking for further justification of why Microsoft is embracing Linux this should do it.  There is a great article over at www.techworld by Bryan Betts.

“Nearly half of all enterprises will be running mission-critical business applications on Linux in five years’ time. That’s according to survey of IT directors, VPs and CIOs carried out by Saugatuck Research, which questioned 133 businesses worldwide….

They predicted that the number of companies in “early or full deployment” of mission-critical applications on Linux would grow by 40 percent from 2007-2009, and would then accelerate to grow by 80 percent from 2009-2011. ”