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Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told LinuxInsider that in Japan, justas in other parts of the world, the cost of Linux is a major draw. However, she added that it will be interesting to see the effect of such widespread Linux roll out "Linux isn't quite grown up yet," she sai...

Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio noted that security is one major reasonwhy many companies have been considering adoption of Linux. However, itis not always the OS's reputation for not being hacked that inspires themove "People are just tired of doing all those endless Windows...

Given the amount of attention that Linux-focused companies are puttingon services, Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio said she is not surprised atNovell's moves. She told LinuxInsider that companies have realized thatthe money to be made in Linux is not from the initial buy-in, but fromwhat happens past that point...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio confirmed research shows Linux is gaining traction in the Webmin enterprise primarily on the server side, mostly in production for Web hosting and Web applications "When needs have not been met by third-party software providers foradmini...

Technology can make some strange bedfellows, observed Laura DiDio, a senior analyst with the Yankee Group in Boston "The ironic thing about that memo is that HP is having a great deal of success as a Microsoft OEM partner," she told LinuxInsider....

It is a situation felt globally, Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDiotold LinuxInsider. "Linux is immature, and there aremany people that are waiting for it to grow up," she noted. "It's nothappening as quickly as companies would like, but it should comesomewhere in the next two to six years."

"There's a real movement in Europe toward looking at Microsoft as a monopoly," Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told LinuxInsider. She added that the recent EU actions against Microsoft, coupled with the rise of Linux, have blended to create an environment very friendly to open-source options...

Laura DiDio, a senior analyst at Yankee Group, told TechNewsWorld that Japanese officials are not appearing as forceful as the European Union against Microsoft, but added, "However, the Japanese must feel that where there's smoke, there's fire, so they're investigating." DiDio...

"Previously, what seemed to be a safe haven turned out not to be," said Laura DiDio, Yankee Group analyst, in a LinuxInsider interview. "It shows that if you don't have safeguards in place, you're going to see a problem. This isn't just a Microsoft issue anymore." ...

"Previously, what seemed to be a safe haven turned out not to be," said Laura DiDio, Yankee Group analyst, in a LinuxInsider interview. "It shows that if you don't have safeguards in place, you're going to see a problem. This isn't just a Microsoft issue anymore." ...

"This is the last vestige of the settlement [with the U.S. and states over antitrust]," Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld. "However, Microsoft still has to comply with the orders of Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, and they're being monitored." DiDio sai...

Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told TechNewsWorld that this strategic move is indicative of a changing developer landscape. "Microsoft is just bowing to the reality of the times and of the market," she said She noted that the economic downturn of the last three years has sha...

Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio said that despite lackluster results thus far, Microsoft would like to move into higher-performance computing markets where it is far from being as dominant as it is on the desktop. "Clearly, Microsoft would like to move up the stack, a...

Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio noted that Microsoft will continue to fight Linux along this vein, emphasizing the cost effectiveness of Microsoft's products, especially in Asian markets In an interview with LinuxInsider, she said that in the past two years, people have been ...

IBM has been providing technology and consulting services for Wimbledon since 1990. Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told LinuxInsider that the partnership with the AELTC is proof that IBM is serious about "eating its own dog food." "They have a real initiative going to use Li...

"The EU feels that Microsoft is monopolistic and bullying, and that will have an effect on how the company is perceived," Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told LinuxInsider ...

Microsoft made the second release candidate of the XP service pack available to beta testers, but did not signal a due date for the official, final release of XP SP2. However, industry observers such as Yankee Group senior analyst Laura DiDio, indicated that Microsoft appears to be on track for the release that is now expected this summer...

Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told LinuxInsider that as Linux gains traction, there will be many companies like Lindows that put costs into the equation "These companies will be charging premium prices for preferred services, like training and support," she said. "They will...

And Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times that although Microsoft certainly has sufficient funds to pay the fine, it likely will resist doing so for as long as possible "It's quite a chunk of change," she said. "They won't pay it one minute before it's due...

Whether the appeal has any effect on the EU's ruling remains to be seen in the coming months, but Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio told the E-Commerce Times that it will benefit Microsoft in the short-term "Microsoft is buying itself time," she said. "As long as the ruling is ...