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Five Reasons Red Hat Should Ignore Consumer Linux Desktops
May 20, 2008, 00 :00 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (3599 reads)

(Other stories by Joe Panettieri)

"Okay, it has been about a month since Red Hat said it had no plans to offer a consumer Linux release. Lots of folks went ballistic. The VAR Guy didn't. Instead, he took some time to digest the news. And now he’s ready to say--definitively--that Red Hat made the right decision. Here are five reasons why Red Hat should ignore pleas for a consumer Linux release.

"1. Money: Where is Red Hat going to generate the best profit margins and recurring revenue? The consumer desktop business is cutthroat..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
...is in thinking that the consumer desk ...   The first mistake...   
cjm
May 20, 2008, 02:12:15
 
RedHat is controlled by the same investo ...   Reason One   
Shamar
May 20, 2008, 06:52:57
 
The "VAR GUY" reveals his ignorance of t ...   Confused about facts....   
GreyGeek
May 20, 2008, 13:07:10
 
Its a matter of focus. RedHat is focusin ...   Focus   
philc
May 20, 2008, 14:53:54
 
> ...is in thinking that the consumer de ...   The first mistake...is in thinking people take Ubu   
Byran Lee
May 21, 2008, 02:27:09
 
"They don't. Ubuntu is the Amiga of  ...   Re: The first mistake...is in thinking people take   
cjm
May 21, 2008, 13:31:59
 
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