Forbes: More Linux Users Means Higher Returns for Red Hat | Linux Today

Forbes: More Linux Users Means Higher Returns for Red Hat

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 10, 2006

“Merrill Lynch analyst Kash Rangan said the LinuxWorld expo in
San Francisco has reinforced his firm’s conviction on the Linux
open source market, and that what’s good for Linux is also good for
leading open-source provider Red Hat.

“More users are using Linux as opposed to UNIX, says Rangan, and
of those users, more are running so-called mission critical
applications–applications whose failures could seriously handicap
a business–on Linux…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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