RE: [OT] Re: Troll Tech [was Re: Sco vs. IBM]

Martin List-Petersen (martin@list-petersen.dk)
20 Jun 2003 22:28:51 +0200


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On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 19:48, Michael Kalus wrote:
> Interrestingly enough though, I am wondering if the attitude of the big
> companies (e.g. Sun, IBM, HP etc.) isn't slowly changing, that they come =
to
> see themselves more as a service and less as a software company? If that'=
s
> the case than they might actually not stop OSS or their people from worki=
ng
> on OSS projects.

Isn't AIX free anyway (i think you got it for free, when you bought the
hardware), meaning IBM actually earns on the service and the hardware ?

That's were they are and that's were that marked is going. (Just my
humble opinion).

> Just my 2 cents.

That would be about 20 =F8re here :o)

Regards,
Martin List-Petersen
martin at list-petersen dot dk

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