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The Register: "Commercial Linux and middleware distributor Red Hat revealed its financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2011 today, and if revenues are any guide, then the company just keeps growing like there never was a recession."

In a study not likely to cause controversy, Chris

The healthy expansion is a sign that there is no recession, at least where smart phones are concerned, analysts said.

Money: "Patent filings fell in 2009 for the first time in 13 years, worrying Silicon Valley that it is losing its place as the leader in global innovation."

LinuxDevices: "A DisplaySearch study shows netbook sales continuing to defy the recession and the slow PC market, growing at a 264 percent rate in the second quarter year over year, says eWEEK.

However, netbooks are also eroding ASPs (average selling prices) across the mobile PC industry, claims the study."

The Industry Standard: "Linux on mainframes is set to increase as enterprises look to deliver more value from existing IT assets during the recession."

ComputerWorld: "As the ongoing recession continues to choke IT capital spending, buying integrated software from big-name vendors is on the way out -- fast. What's in is "IT lite."

InternetNews: "In November of 2006, Microsoft rocked the Linux world by signing a landmark patent and interoperability agreement with Novell.

According to the two partners, it's an agreement that today, two and half years later is still paying off, even during the current recession."

Wall Street Technology: "The recession combined with access to a worldwide community of developers is driving capital markets firms to adopt open source technologies in increasing numbers."

According to analysts, hardcore gamers are either oblivious to the fact that the U.S. is in a recession, or else they simply make enough money (and have enough dedication) to ignore it.