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Right. How do "Services" addup to $350M?
I am amazed that any Linux company can make so much money while all the drumbeating says all that stuff is free. I have never purchased services or used any of the "support" services of MS. Never needed to. How is it that so many LINUX users need to that that companies can make hundreds of millions of dollars for ostensibly "free" software. and Stock-market investment is little more than a pyramid scheme in cases like that anyway. as long as lots of little people invest, the company can take out big money.

Sorry. I don't get it or don't like it.
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another nail in M$ coffin!  Linux Geek | 04/10/06
*Yawn*. Well now that Red Hat will own them  John Zern | 04/10/06
You cannot be serious...  dougpierson@... | 04/10/06
ooooooh. we have a tough one here.  xuniL_z | 04/10/06
Sorry for the flame  dougpierson@... | 04/10/06
Scortched Earth  indoctrin8ed | 04/10/06
Ah, Chill out maybe?  John Zern | 04/10/06
do you support it?  b_ruce | 04/11/06
Linux Geek  johnbe1234 | 04/10/06
No Nails but  djc1309@... | 04/10/06
Keep One Foot in Each World  merchant@... | 04/10/06
Well said  dougpierson@... | 04/10/06
Software companies should not try to do both open source and proprietary.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
All or nothing??  djc1309@... | 04/10/06
A Var can also sell both open source and proprietary software.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
Integration  indoctrin8ed | 04/10/06
Open source stacks are gaining fast. Wake up and smell the coffee.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
Nail in the coffin?  don_the_newbie | 04/11/06
I dont want MS to die  Airwolph | 04/10/06
Bill and Melinda's foundation  INGOTIAN | 04/10/06
Actually He did and was  Airwolph | 04/10/06
Sigh...so easily duped by Bill!  techboy_z | 04/10/06
You expect a lot out of a business...  jasonp@... | 04/10/06
Backwards thinking....  techboy_z | 04/10/06
It's called social darwinism  Hrothgar - PCLinuxOS User | 04/15/06
Red Hat  Bobby Joe Reed | 04/10/06
Google  specialk_z | 04/10/06
Let me guess?  NetArch. | 04/10/06
Guess what?  techboy_z | 04/10/06
Thank you, Red Hat.  bill@... | 04/10/06
Yes, both Red Hat and JBoss are pure open source plays.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
They charge for SERVICE! (Ever hear if Licensing?)  pfekete@... | 04/10/06
choice of services matters  john.gruber@... | 04/10/06
Red Hat  Bobby Joe Reed | 04/10/06
Right. How do "Services" addup to $350M?  mombo | 04/10/06
Expertise is what is meant by 'service'.  Vassa | 04/10/06
amen.... say it again  john.gruber@... | 04/10/06
Youre missing out brother!  whieber | 04/10/06
You can't compare individuals to whole businesses.  thetargos | 04/10/06
This will kill Red Hat once and for all...  Mike Cox | 04/10/06
golf clap  Vassa | 04/10/06
Funny  razy | 04/10/06
TUTU  wizardb@... | 04/10/06
Mike 9.5 for this one!  crocd | 04/10/06
Speaking of approval...  handydan918 | 04/10/06
co please  john.gruber@... | 04/10/06
Hey jgruber, stick around a while  John Zern | 04/11/06
Where do I send my resume  Joe Frisco | 04/10/06
survey...  john.gruber@... | 04/10/06
Novell behind the 8-ball?  techboy_z | 04/10/06
OpenSource is the land of Oppurtunity  whieber | 04/10/06
I'm not so sure this threatens SuSE per se.  thetargos | 04/10/06
But, people neutral about the OS will go with RH/JBoss so it is all  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
Redhat WebSphere killer  john.gruber@... | 04/10/06
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