The sources of all that crap? (Score 3, Informative)

1. Gartner does not refer any sources at all. In addition they don't even mention the number of 80 percent. 2. anonymous reader mentions the number of "up to 80 percent". 3. The non-public case study says:

"Bei der Ermittlung des Mengengersts fuer die Lizenzkosten VMWare wird fuer;r die WiBE21 davon ausgegangen, dass fuer ca. 80 % aller PC-Clients (14.183), d.h. fr 11.364 PC-Clints [sic!] je eine VMWare-Lizenz beschafft werden muss." Quelle: Projekt Client Studie der Landeshauptstadt Muenchen: Entscheidungsvorlage, V1.11 vom 23.01.2003

in english:

"The determination of the quantity structure for the VMWare-license-costs for the WiBE21 we assume that approx. 80 % of all PC Clients (14.183), i.e. for 11,364 PC Clints [ sic! ]one VMWare license each to be procured."

Conclusion: anonymous reader is well informed.