The article raises the *question* of whether the VC firm will influence Gartner's analysis, but it doesn't provide any answers. It's possible that the research will continue to be independent, but businesses are much more skeptical of these arrangements following scandals involving financial analysts who distorted research under pressure from their parent companies.

Who Owns Gartner?
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15800394