E-Commerce Times: Red Hat’s IPO Becomes an Acid Test for Linux

“When Red Hat Inc., a seller of Linux software, makes it’s debut
on Wall Street this week, the world will be watching to see if the
much-touted Microsoft-killer passes its biggest test of date:
getting investors to pump money into it.”

“Aside from the cult-like exuberance of Linux devotees, this
will be the first time the operating system has faced the hardened
scrutiny of the Street.”

“But after a year of good press, some analysts say the first day
for Red Hat’s IPO could be a Cinderella story — but no one quite
knows when, or if, the clock will strike midnight.”

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