Best of the blogs: The worldwide revenue from standalone open source software hit $1.8 billion last year, according to IDC. What's more, the analyst firm predicts that revenue will soar to $5.8 billion in 2011. "Open source revenues will lag open source adoption. This makes sense because subscription revenues are recognized over the life of a support subscription, and because there's a lot more free use than paid," Matt Asay explains in this Open Sources post. "And [the] future is looking brighter every day." (Disclaimer: IDC is owned by IDG, the parent company of InfoWorld.) From the Test Center: Microsoft...
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