AOL Time Warner … Red Hat?

NewFactor Network writes: “According to rumors, AOL Time warner is reportedly is in talks to purchase Red Hat. The thing I don’t understand is why AOL would consider purchasing Red Hat in the first place. With a market cap of $1.43 billion, the bare minimum that AOL would have to offer to acquire Red Hat seems like a lot of money when the product of Red Hat’s efforts can be had for free anyway.”