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..MIcrosoft's competitive advantage is not because of a superior product, but because of superior business acumen..

That's right. It doesn't matter if the mousetrap is better, you've got to differentiate yours from t'others and create the demand.

..If I write good software and as a result Red Hat distributes it with their OS, how have I lost?...

Lost? I can't say but you have invested your time. If others are dependent on you for food and shelter and you haven't been bringing home the bacon......

..I will have many customers asking for support and assistance,...

But if you did you job correctly you actually want to minimize this number. The better job you do, the less money you will make.
Dodgy buiness model.

Get coding and give it a go.
You'll be making no money in no time.

Joe
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Current AMD64 and pending Intel processors...  cjcoats | 07/22/04
No drawbacks for consumers of open source  Richard Flude | 07/22/04
Yup, and...  Fred Fredrickson | 07/23/04
5 months to go  seosamh_z | 07/23/04
Lost?  rkadowns | 07/23/04
Suse and Redhat Are Better Off The More Alike They Are  deet | 07/23/04
but  seosamh_z | 07/23/04
Customer service will be the difference.  Arrg | 07/23/04
How much..  seosamh_z | 07/23/04
Give me a break  Arrg | 07/23/04
Charges..  rkadowns | 07/23/04
Oops  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/23/04
re:oops  rkadowns | 07/23/04
If your product requires less support, it costs you less to support it.  DonnieBoy | 07/23/04
Revenue: The other side of the equation  seosamh_z | 07/23/04
Tend to the Garden  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/23/04

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