tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post7601503183192802444..comments2023-10-28T08:43:47.121-02:00Comments on ARmadgeddon: Undercutting the BorgUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post-8363634646046712322007-09-24T23:50:00.000-02:002007-09-24T23:50:00.000-02:00Am confused about the statement regarding IDC Insi...Am confused about the statement regarding IDC Insights and Nelson-Hall having "user-influence". IDC Insights is practically all vendor revenue-driven (handful of user subscribers, but very limited). It was spun off from the IDC mothership to develop a user-business, but ended up canabalizing the existing IT vendor business - hence the firm's recent demise and ongoing layoffs. Nelson-Hall's entire customer base (I am reliably informed) is all from vendors - plus all its research is written for the consumption of the marketing exec at the vendor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post-17077117884273204182007-09-21T06:48:00.000-02:002007-09-21T06:48:00.000-02:00Depends what business you're thinking of. The inde...Depends what business you're thinking of. The independent analysts together have a significant share of speaking engagements for instance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post-85623065625327783502007-09-20T07:25:00.000-02:002007-09-20T07:25:00.000-02:00My post was about the firms that seem to benefit t...My post was about the firms that seem to benefit the most from Gartner and Forrester's move. The other firms you mention are really not in that category: Datamonitor and Ovum aim elsewhere, and the vendor-serving UK micro-boutiques are not picking up much business from Forrester or Gartner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928097253763852232noreply@blogger.com