For those of you who can’t get enough news about the VA Linux
IPO, we present you with the following links:
The Washington Post published
A Historic Debut on Wall Street by John Schwartz. (As seen on
lwn.)
“A company that helps computer owners break away from Microsoft,
VA Linux Systems Inc., became the stock market’s latest bottle
rocket yesterday, with share prices shooting up nearly sevenfold on
the first day of trading.”
USA Today posted VA Linux
offering provides spectacle ‘It is crazy’: Software firm’s shares
soar 698% by Matt Krantz and David Henry. (As seen on lwn.)
“VA Linux’s products are easy to copy because its computers are
built with readily available pieces, such as Intel chips, says Cory
Ostman of AlertIPO. ”Its advantages are not defensible at all,”
he says. ”Investors are just looking at the last five letters of
its name.”
Upside has a brief article about entitled Linux
Fever by Wendy Sharp.
“It’s beginning to look like the only person who isn’t getting
rich off Linux is Linus Torvalds.”
The Financial Post published IPO feeds Linux
frenzy by Stephen Miles.
“The arrival of what most analysts say is the most complete
Linux-related company spurred other plays on the upstart computer
operating system to extend recent mind-boggling gains.”
BBC News posted
Linux shares rocket.
“Wall Street’s love affair with everything to do with the Linux
computer operating system continues.”
Finally, GomezWire published
IPO Corner: Lining Up Linux by Tom Taulli.
“It was a classic IPO “no brainer.” In other words, everyone
knew that VA Linux would be huge. But did anyone really think it
would go from $30 to $239 1/4?”
Enjoy!