“Red Hat completes its initial public offering next week, giving
everyone a chance to see whether it’s possible for a software
company to make money from a revolution.”
“The company will be the first purveyor of the Linux operating
system to sell shares to the public. In its June IPO filing, Red
Hat said it expects to sell 6 million shares at $10 to $12
each…”
“For desktop PC users, who’ve long cursed the dominance of
Microsoft’s Windows product, the Red Hat IPO may seem like the
birth of an alternative. Unfortunately, though, ordinary computer
users will probably be the last to benefit from Red Hat’s
products.”