“Linux mania has turned into depression as shareholders
watch their expensive purchases unwind.“
“People rushed to own these stocks” after the flurry of press
releases companies put out linking themselves to the red-hot
operating system, said Philip Strathy, vice-president of
investments at Strathy Investment Management. “Then you take a look
at what you’ve got and decide to sell.”
“Shareholders of five leading Canandian and U.S. Linux plays
trading in the U.S. have seen a combined $12-billion (US) in market
cap disappear in the past two weeks.”