CNET staff writer Rachel Konrad reports on an emerging trend that suggests Linux will continue to take on a more significant role in business. Konrad features a CNET poll which reinforces that viewpoint . . .

” . . . Respondents to the wide-ranging survey also were bullish on Linux . . . “

” . . . 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 . . . “

“Giga analyst Stacey Quandt said . . . 'There are economic arguments that can be made to demonstrate that Linux offers a better price performance than Windows because of the licensing fee', said Quandt, who has been a Linux analyst since 1998. 'There are other attributes that go into the total operating impact, but that's one aspect that contributes to higher costs…The downturn has focused companies on reducing their IT costs, and that's the catalyst for looking at Linux' . . . “

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