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Jeneane wonders whether there's a more reasonably priced source for the sort of info industry analysts offer:

The major analyst firms either need to offer a price/platform for indies and new media folks, OR new media folks need to start indie analyst groups of their own, offering their findings at a price that's at least sort of affordable, which is not $3K for a report.

Or even better, a wikipedia version of research and analysis compilations.

It's an interesting question because the analyst companies sell their authority as much as their data — believe them when they say the size of the Asian bronzed shoe market will be $1.27 billion this year and $1.31 B next year. I wonder what it would take to have an Open Source Gartner not only with the same accuracy but with enough credibility that one could site it with confidence. [Tags: jeneane_sessum gartner wikipedia]