Yes, Gartner Is Free To Pick Which Companies Fit In Its Magic Qu...

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 11/17/2009 - 06:07

Whatever you might think of Gartner's research and its silly "magic quadrant" system, I don't think anyone could reasonably question that it was just Gartner's opinion.

Yet, a few months ago, we wrote about a company, ZL, that was so upset that Gartner put it in its niche quadrant, rather than the desired "magic quadrant," that it sued.

We didn't expect the lawsuit to get very far (similar lawsuits over how Google ranks companies have been **** tossed ****...


 

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