In full agreement with you Candace! This "bait and switch" spam highlights the desperation IDC has when peddling its over-priced info products.

Sure, some consumers want "something for nothing;" many info aggregators are more than happy to give "nothing for something," as in your case.

Thanks for the link to IDC Insights - they provide a link called View Full Document, take your information, and then offer to sell you the document. They should state up front that you do not have access to the full document without purchasing it.