Earlier today we mentioned some of the latest FUD from Gartner, which was directed at the GNU/Linux server/desktop in particular. Always remember the Gartner-Microsoft connection and also remember how Microsoft views analysts.

Gartner reports surging global handset sales in the second quarter, with Android taking second place over Apple's iPhone in smartphone OS market share. Meanwhile, the "partial fork" of Android from the Linux kernel has been debated at LinuxCon, with some claiming it's a temporary split, while others warn about the fork's long-term impact.

Gartner measures "market share" in a way that favours proprietary software, by definition

I received Gartner e-mail this week marketing their up-coming open-source summit. The message contains gems that illuminate Gartner's perspective on open source and the larger IT world.

Android has overtaken Windows Mobile and Linux for fourth place in smartphone OS market share with 9.6 percent, says Gartner. The worldwide study of first quarter smartphone sales showed a 707 per cent year-on-year increase in Android sales...

Gartner does not follow own advice whilst attacking Free software using straw men

An analysis of the Gartner Group and BSA based on some news (cumulative exploration of promotion by proxy)

Ironically, Gartner's recommendations for how Windows should change sound eerily like a recommendation to become...Linux

The Gartner Group has no shame when controlling people's speech by intimidation