After takin' a swig o' grog, flatfish+++ belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:21:33 -0700, billwg wrote:
>
>> Let me see here now. RHAT sold 278M of which 2% was in Hong Kong,
>> China, and Taiwan. That's every bit of $5M to $6M bucks! Wow! And
>> they think they'll do $10M or so next year, too.
>>
>> "Microsoft plans to spend in excess of $3.7 billion in China over the
>> next five years, company officials said Wednesday in Beijing.
>>
>> The announcement came on the heels of Chinese President Hu Jintao's
>> visit to Microsoft's Redmond headquarters and the home of Microsoft
>> Chairman Bill Gates. "
>>
>> So Bill has the big fella out to the house for a little dim sum and
>> voila! LOL!!! Who loves ya, baby?
>
> As usual Roi Boi shoots himself in the foot.
> This is better than a good Bugs Bunny Cartoon!
It sure is! Red Hat actually makes money on the deal, and Microsoft
hemorrhages money in China.
And Red Hat made money in competition with... Red Flag Linux.
Thanks for the laff, flatso and bilge! You're better than Abbott and
Costello.
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I had only one nerve left, and -dang- if you didn't git on it!
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