“Unless you qualify as an enterprise class customer, you might
find it difficult to obtain a copy of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) desktop. Red Hat requires a minimum purchase of 10 units,
and the 10 unit starter pack costs $2,500. Individuals might find
this to be a steep price, especially when you can download most
Linux distributions for free, including Red Hat’s own Fedora Core
product.“However, enterprises find the Red Hat service model to be
especially helpful when they want to manage large numbers of
desktop computers. Even small- to medium-sized businesses find the
Red Hat cost structure to be comparatively inexpensive. In
addition, the bundled services surpass any other offering for
enterprise class desktops, regardless of the platform…”
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