IDC thinks Microsoft will drive people to Linux
IDC HAS GOT out its crystal ball for 2007 and the omens don't look good for Microsoft, it predicts.
It has 10 main predictions for 2007, but numbers nine and 10 affect Microsoft. It reckons Microsoft's anti-piracy efforts on client operating systems will backfire, and that will drive customers towards Linux.
It also believes that Windows Vista will not give the OS or PC market spend any kind of dramatic uplift, but there will be a "meaningful shift of adoption" which favours premium versions of Vista.
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