EXHIBIT 11.1

META Group, Inc.
EXHIBIT TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
Computation of Net Income Per Common Share

|                                                                         |                                                                                         | For the three months ended
March 31, |         
|------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | --------
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|Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle |                                                                                         | $                                    | (273,000
|Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                      |                                                                                         |                                      |         
|                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                      |         
|Net loss                                                                 |                                                                                         | $                                    | (273,000
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|                                                                         | Average number of common shares outstanding during the period                           |                                      |         
|                                                                         | Add common share equivalentsoptions to purchase common shares and contingent shares(1) |                                      |         
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|                                                                         |                                                                                         | Total                                |         
|                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                      |         
|Amounts per basic common share:                                          |                                                                                         |                                      |         
|                                                                         | Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                |                                      | $       
|                                                                         | Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                                     |                                      |         
|                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                      |         
|                                                                         | Net loss                                                                                |                                      | $       
|                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                      |         
|Amounts per diluted common share:                                        |                                                                                         |                                      |         
|                                                                         | Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                |                                      | $       
|                                                                         | Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                                     |                                      |         
|                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                      |         
|                                                                         | Net loss                                                                                |                                      | $       
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