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"Makes you wonder what Windows is worth, but McPherson can?t find out.
?I haven?t seen this done with proprietary software because you can?t download the code.? Another advantage of code visibility is value visibility."

FYI, you can request to view the Windows and other MS applications code...
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource
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View Code  dvm | 10/23/08
But, then you would be under NDA and not able to realease such analysis.  DonnieBoy | 10/23/08
I have not doubt of that figure. And, if you look around the world to see  DonnieBoy | 10/23/08
Hmm, value based on building code  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/08
Very few want cluster servers  Michael Kelly | 10/23/08
Based on user choice, it is the Linux servers that they choose. Google  DonnieBoy | 10/23/08
Oh, I agree, companies and profits take advantage  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/08
Still, just to Google, Linux is worth 10 billion. They built a company with  DonnieBoy | 10/23/08
Are you telling us they were unable to build it with, say, a BSD UNIX?  markbn | 10/23/08
Not at all. BSD is worth just as much. Google chose Linux, and the rest is  DonnieBoy | 10/23/08
Wow...  storm14k | 10/23/08
What about you Ax?  kozmcrae | 10/23/08
"Open source is about the code, it's not about putting people to work."  Anton Philidor | 10/23/08
You keep going under the assumption  Michael Kelly | 10/23/08
Companies collaborating  Anton Philidor | 10/23/08
That's the downside of the software industry  Michael Kelly | 10/23/08
Linux isn't improved?  Anton Philidor | 10/23/08
Or...  storm14k | 10/23/08
"... smart person ..."  Anton Philidor | 10/23/08
It's how many are employed.  kozmcrae | 10/23/08
Linux is a lot more than that  Linux Geek | 10/23/08
RE: Is Linux really worth $10.8 billion?  Swashbuckler2 | 10/23/08
RE: Is Linux really worth $10.8 billion?  glommer | 10/23/08
RE: Is Linux really worth $10.8 billion?  dvsotana64 | 10/23/08
Freedom from Microsoft  reedjjjr | 10/24/08
Freedom from Microsoft  Ole Man | 10/28/08
RE: Is Linux really worth $10.8 billion?  macco | 10/28/08
10.8 Billion - no way  Aussie_Troll | 11/09/08
Aussie_Troll  ticthak@... | 11/11/08
Freedom from proprietary code  Boot_Agnostic | 11/12/08

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