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Why there are no billion-dollar open source companies
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| This is a suggestion that has come up before
| (Dave Nearyâs post from 2008 springs to mind).
| As he stated: âFree software doesnât get
| developed like proprietary software, why
| should the free software industry look like
| the proprietary software industry?â
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2010/06/14/why-there-are-no-billion-dollar-open-source-companies/
Old-fashioned money
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| Google can afford to give away Android and a
| huge (and growing) array of open-source
| software, without having to gate access to it
| through a compiler or contract, because Google
| doesnât monetize open-source software
| directly. This, to me, is a far superior
| model, and one much more likely to lead to
| good community dynamics. Google is never in
| competition with its community, but rather can
| afford to be a full partner.
|
| Make no mistake: Red Hat is an impressive
| company, run by people of quality,
| intelligence, and integrity. Just listening to
| how Red Hat uses Salesforce to optimize the
| sales process is impressive.
|
| But Red Hat is the beginning, not the end, of
| the story on how to make $1 billion in open-
| source sales. Google offers far better clues
| as to where open-source entrepreneurs should
| look for inspiration, because Google reflects
| the reality of what âservicesâ means in the
| Internet age. âServices,â in Googleâs world,
| are far more scalable and potent than in Red
| Hatâs.
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http://voices.canonical.com/matt.asay/2010/06/15/old-fashioned-money/
Recent:
Red Hat foresees $1 billion in 2012
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| Already one of the Triangle's most
| successful technology companies, Red Hat
| soon could reach a big milestone. CEO Jim
| Whitehurst said during a meeting in London
| on Thursday that he expects $1 billion of
| revenue in 2012.
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http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/04/514094/red-hat-foresees-1-billion-in.html
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