Ian Hilliard <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
><quote>
> LINUX LEADS WIND RIVER REVENUES UPWARDS
> Wind River Systems yesterday reported strong second quarter results,
> raising earnings guidance for fiscal 2009 to between $365M and $375M, or
> 17 to 19 cents per share. Leading the growth were Linux-related
> revenues, up 60 percent year-over-year, to $10,111,000, or 11 percent of
> the company's total revenues for the quarter.
> http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-350-2-28-2255-30481-0-0-0-1
></quote>
>
> The Microsoft Munchkins love to run around saying that there is no money in
> Linux. Wind River would beg to differ. The truth is that Microsoft makes
> money out of the current system and permits a few others to have crumbs
> from its table.
>
> It is why Microsoft is so afraid of Google. This is because Google has shown
> that it is possible to make money without being endentured to Microsoft.
> This is a frightening concept for Steve and the other boys from Redmond.
>
> Ian
This is a very interesting article. If you'd add a [News] tag to the
subject line, I could include such things in the Digest. It's growing
all the time, and has a massive readership outside of Cola.
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