Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:36:14 +0200 | From | Stephan von Krawczynski <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Troll Tech [was Re: Sco vs. IBM] |
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On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:59:56 -0700 Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 05:43:17PM +0200, Stephan von Krawczynski wrote: > > If you are looking for competing with M$ you should call up one of the > > linux distributors and merge with them. It does not really look like RH or > > SuSE do all that bad (to name examples). And I do believe they could earn a > > lot more bucks if (even) more focus is put on consulting. > > Red Hat: $1B market cap (not bad), $25M/quarter revenues, running at a loss. > Microsoft: $275B market cap, $7.8B/quarter revenues, running at $2.7B/quarter > profit.
Please compare at least the correct time frame. How long does M$ exist, how long does RH exist? Additionally we both know that things like M$ only happen if you have the luck to be pushed by an exploding market.
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