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Re: Open source request....

• To: David Lyon <david.lyon@c...>
• Subject: Re: Open source request....
• From: Robert Koberg <rob@k...>
• Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 16:09:03 -0700
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
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fwiw:

http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/08/2148207


David Lyon wrote:
> All,
> 
> Those were some interesting facts about open-source.
> 
> Especially about Linux and IBM.
> 
> If IBM has plowed so much money (did I read right, about $1B?) into Linux, 
> that therefore probably makes Linux an 'IBM product'. I'm not saying this in 
> a derogatory sense, rather a complimentory one.
> 
> Just that in the business world, saying to business people, "IBM put a $1B 
> into Linux" gives people a lot more security than describing Linux as being 
> the hacks of a university student.
> 
> Companies like Redhat, who are definitely a very well known company with a 
> good product, haven't exactly taken over the world so to speak. But obviously 
> they have performed quite well financially in recent times, well enough to 
> give the founders enough money to buy an uncramped bungalow and 
> transportational vehicles with smooth and shiny paint.
> 
> As for the ones that haven't worked, maybe they didn't have strong enough 
> branding or a compelling enough customer proposition. In any case, the 
> statistical certainty is that more companies will fail than will survive. In 
> all cases, not exactly something to worry too much about.
> 
> Regards
> 
> David
> 

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