Linux influence to strengthen

The next five years will bring big changes in how platform and operating systems are viewed, and Linux can potentially impact dozens of markets, technologies and vendors depending on its continued evolution.Steve Prentice, Gartner VP and research director, and Brian Gammage, VP and research area leader, told delegates at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2005 that Linux's net impact to users is greater choice and empowerment.