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Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'
Is this guy completely clueless? Who actually listens to this fool? Planned software is the backbone of the software industry. That is how they get customers to prepare for an upgrade or new installation. Where as the linux model is check the installed version, then check the vendor's website to see if a new release is out, download source, extract it, compile, then install. Planned software is much easier to deal with.

Whitehurst claimed that there are "half the number of bugs in Linux per thousand lines" compared to the Microsoft operating system, because of the open-source, collaborative model.

Lies! Keep dreaming buddy. Linux is proven to have a higher rate of failures and bugs than any other operating system.

Comparing Britney Spears to proprietary softare just put his big foot in his big mouth. Britney made millions in sales, linux didn't. Britney is rich, popular, has talent, and looks great (albeit a little crazy). Linux is works for free, is not recognized, doesn't work well with others, and is ugly to work with. So ask anybody if they want to be Britney or linux, you will see Britney win out every time.

With a CEO like this its no wonder Red Hat and linux are tanking so quickly. The guy is in full denial about the many drawbacks of running linux.
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Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  Loverock Davidson | 10/20/08
....  Linux User 147560 | 10/20/08
So does that mean  mdemuth | 10/20/08
And what is in the CEO's best interest?  GuidingLight | 10/20/08
What a crappy argument!!!  jorgebraga | 10/21/08
Closed-source will live on...  nix_hed | 10/20/08
Sure it will  Michael Kelly | 10/20/08
First, Red Hat is probably not the best speaker for Open Source, or is it?  Gruffydd | 10/20/08
As much as  TedKraan | 10/21/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  steeleweed@... | 10/20/08
Red Hat Gives Flawed Argument  mikefarinha | 10/20/08
Slight difference  daftkey | 10/20/08
We Agree  mikefarinha | 10/20/08
Level of detail..  daftkey | 10/20/08
woah...  daftkey | 10/20/08
I stand corrected.  mikefarinha | 10/20/08
Hmmm..  TedKraan | 10/21/08
Vista, Kubuntu with KDE 4.1 an excellent set of tools  progon | 10/20/08
Kinda like telling the emperor he has no clothes?  kd5auq | 10/20/08
American Idol vs B.Spears  daftkey | 10/20/08
Exactly!  GeiselS@... | 10/20/08
Good point  daftkey | 10/20/08
This is exactly why  TedKraan | 10/21/08
huh?  aesirloke@... | 10/22/08
If we had a nickel for each proclaimed death knell...  ejhonda | 10/20/08
All commercial software is planned.  peter_erskine@... | 10/20/08
A false assumption..  daftkey | 10/20/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  gertruded | 10/20/08
I can't believe  daftkey | 10/20/08
How much do you earn?  GuidingLight | 10/21/08
Holy crap  daftkey | 10/22/08
"Planned Software" probably isn't the right way to put it  John L. Ries | 10/20/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  todbran@... | 10/20/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  mydasx | 10/20/08
Better Analogy  TedKraan | 10/21/08
How does that work..  daftkey | 10/21/08
more like...  TedKraan | 10/21/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  LordLiverpool | 10/21/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  mydasx | 10/21/08
I feel IE8 i9s the end of such software; and Red Hat can use my one piece:  rtirman37@... | 10/21/08
Never as good, but always more popular nonetheless.  db3k | 10/21/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  jetsethi | 10/21/08
Whitehurst mixes up planning with modularity, turns in to chicken licken.  pixolut | 10/21/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  mydasx | 10/24/08
OS shows its lack of planning  ChrisOPeterson | 10/25/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  NegativeElectrons | 10/27/08
RE: Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'  blwy10 | 11/13/08

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