__/ [ Scott W ] on Wednesday 26 July 2006 12:16 \__
> Oliver Wong said:
>>
>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1379294.AqC1YP3E1F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Red Hat and SUSE solidify market positions
>>>
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>>> | ...Red Hat Inc.'s Enterprise Linux and Novell Inc.'s SUSE are poised to
>>> | leverage their strengths for greater market share while also warding
>>> off
>>> | new entrants into the enterprise Linux market.
>>> `----
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>>>
http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1204177,00.html
>>>
>>
>> Isn't this a bad thing? "leverage their strengths [...] while also
>> warding off new entrants into the enterprise Linux market" sounds like
>> monopoly abuse.
>>
>> - Oliver
>
> not if their strengths are a superior product and customer satisfaction.
As opposed to lockins (inability to trivially change suppilers once
dissatisfied) and acquisition of hardware from vendors, which is bought with
a generous option of just one operating system.
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