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Re: Dom-Post swallows Microsoft PR.         

Group: nz.comp · Group Profile
Author: Bruce Sinclair
Date: Mar 17, 2008 17:18

In article <73cfbbc7-f7b2-4ca9-91b7-2eebc22c1650@s37g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, peterwn paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>See:
>http://www.stuff.co.nz/4442420a26513.html
>"Microsoft briefs Kiwis on Windows Server 2008"
>
>Especially:
>"Technology consultancy Gartner recently reported that Microsoft
>increased its share of the server operating system market by 1 per
>cent to 67 per cent last year, with Linux=92s share of the market
>slipping to 23 per cent."
>
>Surely any self respecting journalist would know that Gartner is a
>cat's paw of Microsoft and hence issues 'feel good' PR about Microoft
>products.

The report as is is accurate. "Gartner reported". Readers can take what they
like from such reports ... but surely we are used to seeing quotes without
balance ? It's journalism, but not as it should be. :)
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