Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 26th Oct 2006 00:20 UTC, submitted by Anonymous
"No one saw this coming. People talked about Oracle making its own Linux, or buying a Linux company (Ubuntu?). But, the news that Oracle is erasing Red Hat's trademarks from Unbreakable Linux and supporting it for less than Red Hat is a bolt from the blue. Or, perhaps, I should say that Oracle is firing a shot at the heart of Red Hat, and commercial Linux? This really, really ticks me off." Apparently, Oracle announced that they will provide full enterprise support for Linux and so it competes with RH.
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2005-08-26
Right about now, RedHat's product line is taking a big fat one up the tailpipe.
And by products I mean their 'services' division. It's going to be increasingly hard to fund further development if they've got a competitor selling support for the same distribution as they have at half their price.
RedHat employees, I'd brush up your resume. In six months time you might need it.
My prediction: Two years from now as RedHat's stock is hovering around $5/share, Oracle sweeps in with an $6/share hostile takeover bid.
Seriously people, this is what happens you mix GPL with Capitalism. People get stabbed in the back. GPL only works when you don't have a vindictive bastard in the chain.