Redhat taking a beating - stock opportunity here?

[Tim Writer]

Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> writes:

> Almost everyone who would use open source mainly because of its social
> conscience is already doing so.

Hmmm. I don't know about that. In my experience, few people are aware of
the social and ethical issues and so it's not part of their decision. As
awareness spreads, this will be a factor for more people.

> In corporate IT, credibility is measure by the ability of a vendor to
> deliver on its promises.

Evan, I agree with a lot of what you say, but not this. Corporate
purchasing decisions have a lot more to do with corporate politics,
personalities, schmoozing, and the (perceived) ability to sue
someone. Vendors of all stripes continually fail to deliver on promises yet
little changes as a result.

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