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Five Reasons Red Hat Should Ignore Consumer Linux Desktops

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JP
Joe Panettieri
May 20, 2008

“Okay, it has been about a month since Red Hat said it had no
plans to offer a consumer Linux release. Lots of folks went
ballistic. The VAR Guy didn’t. Instead, he took some time to digest
the news. And now he’s ready to
say–definitively–that Red Hat made the right decision. Here are
five reasons why Red Hat should ignore pleas for a consumer Linux
release.

“1. Money: Where is Red Hat going to generate
the best profit margins and recurring revenue? The consumer desktop
business is cutthroat…”


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