Re: RedHat = MS-Linux
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Ed Cogburn wrote:
>
> Yes, as long as RH remains committed to working with and for the
> larger Linux community . . . . now read the "Heinz ketchup"
> article referred to earlier in this newsgroup. RH wants a
> dominant brand name; when they get it what will they do with it?
The free ftp download of Red Hat linux will likely be the first casualty.
They are offering it now to boost market share, to become dominant. Once
you have a monopoly, you can start to jack up the price. Look at the
price of DOS after MS knocked all the competitors out of the market. Went
from under $10 to over $80.
George Bonser
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