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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Revenge of the Nerds
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>> | Robert Young?s message is about how Red Hat competed with Microsoft by
>> | offering something Microsoft was not prepared to offer ? free software.
>> | Red Hat changed the rules of the game and generates over $600 million a
>> | year in revenue.
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>> | With the rise of open source in the embedded software industry and the
>> | ease that individuals can collaborate using social networking tools, we
>> | are standing at a unique point in time. A time where Wind River has lost
>> | its ability to control access to software, and where collaborating with
>> | a developer in China is as easy as popping your head over the cubicle
>> | partition. A time where we can eliminate the pay cheque for middle men
>> | like Ken Klein. A time where our future security will depend on
>> | ourselves, and the value that we create along with our peers. A time
>> | where we can change the rules of the game to favor our strengths, and
>> | compete with Wind River, even when it is backed by the resources, the
>> | distribution channels, and the R&D resources of Intel.
>> `----
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>> http://sombrio.com/2009/06/25/revenge-of-the-nerds/
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> Multi-million? Its multi-billion!!!
> Embedded Linux sells 3 million+ embedded Linux gadgets PER DAY.
> From Flat TVs to DVD players, its all Linux that powers the high volume
> high value electronics markets. Retailers make far more money
> from selling hardware with Linux inside it than any other kind of
> electronics market. The total revenue runs into at least 270 billion
> dollars annually and growing.
Oops. I meant to type "Billion". Disconnect between mind and palm.
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