Red Hat's (and Sun's) Missed SUSE Opportunity | Linux Today

Red Hat’s (and Sun’s) Missed SUSE Opportunity

Written By
MA
Matt Asay
Apr 28, 2008

“I posted a (substantiated) rumor last week about Red Hat
getting first dibs on buying SUSE and ultimately passing on it. As
it turns out, all sorts of people have come out of the woodwork to
give me more information on Red Hat’s near-miss on acquiring
SUSE.

“Here are a few gems, including a cameo role from Sun…”

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Matt Asay

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