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Re: [News] Ubuntu's Plan as a Business

  • Subject: Re: [News] Ubuntu's Plan as a Business
  • From: yttrx@xxxxxxxxx (yttrx)
  • Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:19:26 GMT
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Ana Thema <anathema@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:02:25 GMT, yttrx@xxxxxxxxx (yttrx) wrote:
> 
>> Ana Thema <anathema@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:46:24 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
>> > <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > 
>> >> Linux start-up takes path to profits
>> >> 
>> >> ,----[ Quote ]
>> >> | Shuttleworth deliberately is taking a different approach from those
>> >> | rivals, though: The free, downloadable version of Ubuntu is the same
>> >> | as the supported, certified version. He hopes to satisfy 
>> >> | conservative customers with five-year support plans on versions such
>> >> | as June's Dapper Drake; for the leading-edge crowd, versions such as
>> >> | last week's Edgy Eft come with 18-month support.
>> >> `----
>> >> 
>> >> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6130679.html
>> > 
>> > Great plan.
>> > 1. Spend $100 developing something then give it away for free,
>> > 2. Repeat 10, 000 times.
>> > 3. Count you profit???  
>> > 
>> > That's OK, we'll make up our lose in volume sales.
>> > What sales?  It's free.
>> > Oh, OK. Let's sell T-shirts. coffee mugs and mouse-pads too.
>> > 
>> 
>> I made 117,000 dollars on my 72 hour turn around on the IPO of
>> RedHat---whos business model at the time was precisely the same.
>> 
>> You were saying?
>> 
> 
> Although I didn't before, I do now.
> You are a liar.  Surprise, surprise, surprise.
>

You wanna come see my pad?  

I'm offering to prove it to you, now its up to you.  You can
take it or leave it.





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