Is IBM actually making money from Linux itself? Or by selling more hardware and "professional services"?
-- John McKown Senior Technical Specialist UICI Insurance Center Applications & Solutions Team +1.817.255.3225 > -----Original Message----- > From: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 1:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: General LINUX Question > > > I don't think there's any debate about Linux and Linux/390 > being a cash cow > for IBM. It is, hands down, which is a good thing for IBM, > and hopefully as > a result, the Linux community. The more money people make > off Linux, the > more likely they'll be contributing to the community. Certainly not a > guarantee, but the chances are better than if everyone was > losing money. > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: General LINUX Question > > -snip- > As to whether S/390 is an IBM cash cow, well thats a more interesting > debate 8) >
