SF Gate: Red Hat Using Its Head | Linux Today

SF Gate: Red Hat Using Its Head

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 17, 1999

[ Thanks to Kevin
Collins
for this link. ]

“Derivative businesses in place to fill the bill”

“How can a business succeed when potential customers can always
get its primary product for free?”

“That question clearly didn’t deter investors in Red Hat Inc.
last week. The Durham, N.C., company’s main business is selling the
Linux operating system, which anyone can download at no charge from
the Internet.”


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Web Webster

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