Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 23, 2002 11:03 PM
In reality thats just bulls**t. The problem you see is that the first customer just uploads the whole thing (binary+source) so that anyone can download it. This is what makes GPL-covered software impossible to sell.
First of all, watch your language in a public forum, please.
Red Hat saw this early on, so they have invested heavily in their branding, and are focusing on corporate customers. Most corporate customers would not trust their business to a $3.95 "RPM-Based Linux" from CheapBytes; they will buy directly from Red Hat. Why do you think RH defends their name and logo so vigorously? Because like bottled water and clothing, the brand name carries more value than the commodity.
Besides, the only company really hurting from all this is MS, and possibly Sun if they don't get moving away from Solaris. If you're not a MS shareholder, why should you care? It means less cost for the consumer.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 23, 2002 11:03 PMFirst of all, watch your language in a public forum, please.
Red Hat saw this early on, so they have invested heavily in their branding, and are focusing on corporate customers. Most corporate customers would not trust their business to a $3.95 "RPM-Based Linux" from CheapBytes; they will buy directly from Red Hat. Why do you think RH defends their name and logo so vigorously? Because like bottled water and clothing, the brand name carries more value than the commodity.
Besides, the only company really hurting from all this is MS, and possibly Sun if they don't get moving away from Solaris. If you're not a MS shareholder, why should you care? It means less cost for the consumer.
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