ZDNet: Red Hat: What Me Worry? | Linux Today

ZDNet: Red Hat: What Me Worry?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 21, 2006

“When Red Hat holds court with financial analysts later today to
discuss the company’s fiscal third quarter results the conversation
is likely to go like this:

“Analyst: What is the impact on Oracle’s Unbreakable Linux on
your business? How can you compete?

“Red Hat exec: We’re not seeing any direct threat. Billings are
looking up.

“Analyst: What about this Microsoft-Novell partnership?

“Red Hat exec: Can’t we talk about our quarter just a little
here…?”

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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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