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> <http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/09/22/0315254/First-Billion-Dollar-Open-Source-Software-Vendor>
>
> <quote>
> "Red Hat is doing very well in this economy. Total revenue and
> subscription revenue for this quarter is up 28% year-over-year. Jim
> Whitehurst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Red Hat said,
> 'Based on the strong first half results, we believe Red Hat remains
> well positioned to finish fiscal 2012 as the first billion dollar open
> source software vendor.'"
> </quote>
If Red Hat charged for the OS what Apple charges for the OS (bundled with hardware),
it would make a fortune. But in FOSS, profits don't come first and the business
model maximises usage of code.
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