http://news.com.com/2009-1017-933824.html
Half of all respondents said Linux would play a "significant" or "major" role in their company's business plans. More than one out of three respondents also listed Linux seller and service provider Red Hat as one of the "most relevant" companies to their business in the next five years. "I expect the most common use of Linux in our company will be as a software development platform for our customers," said Christopher Bibbs, a software developer and Royal Oak, Mich., resident who works at Detroit-based Compuware. "Generally speaking, the only Microsoft Windows software employees need is Outlook." The enthusiasm for Linux among News.com readers was consistent with similar surveys in recent months. According to responses in a recent poll from Giga Information Group, 59 percent of IT managers said they would increase their use of Linux operating systems next year; none said that Linux use would decrease. By contrast, 56 percent of managers said they would increase their use of Microsoft's Windows operating system, while 18 percent said their use of Windows would decline. (continued within article)
