@ 5:43 TODAY CNN HAD A REPORT THAT AOL WAS LOOKING INTO RED HAT CORP,-WHICH IS THE MAKER OF LINUX TECHNOLGY,DOING PROFILES AND SHARE PRICE FOR A POSSIBLE TAKEOVER OF THE COMPANY AND IT'S EMPLOYEES
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@ 5:43 TODAY CNN HAD A REPORT THAT AOL WAS LOOKING INTO RED HAT CORP,-WHICH IS THE MAKER OF LINUX TECHNOLGY,DOING PROFILES AND SHARE PRICE FOR A POSSIBLE TAKEOVER OF THE COMPANY AND IT'S EMPLOYEES
What would they do with Red Hat anyway?
Now linux will have AOL as an integrated browser just like MS has IE.
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Thats like saying "Volvo take over Ferrari".....
AOL, largest ISP in the country...with it's own frontend proprietary method of reaching the net.
It's not a secret to know that AOL and MS have been going back and forth on the browser front for a while, with AOL wanting their "browser" in front of IE...which isn't pleasing to MS at all. What would this "alliance" do for AOL? Well, it'd be beneficial to them only because they'd have stability on an OS that wasn't MS-bound and they'd use their browser instead of anything else.
MS would lose because now, machines aren't run on Windows anymore, and that's that much control they would lose.
MS vs. AOL - round one...
There's articles on this, I just don't know where...
I wonder how this will affect the Open Source Community? I mean, a Multinational like AOL looking into an Open Source company? Doesn't really make sense....
This is just disgusting.....i mean there are other ways to get back at microsoft then tainting something thats good. Whats next microsoft taking over caldera???where will the maddness stop
Microsoft = :firedevil
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Originally posted by casper3699
What so are they trying to turn linux into **** now just like AOL is?
What would they do with Red Hat anyway?
Well Casper, imagine AOL - with all it's companies under it's belt - move onto a different OS. That would be some feat. For even MS hasn't done that yet (I think :p). AOL buying RedHat would not only allow it's reputation a boost, but also it's AOL community a huge boost, being that RedHat is top provider distro of them all. Yet I have RedHat (amoungst other distros) and I'm certain I won't be needing nor using AOL's service. So AOL will have to lax on it's "user-friendliness" for it to acheive a few hundred-thousand users. AOL and Microsoft have been at battle for a while now, with AOL's browser-in-ISP and Microsoft's IE/MSN ISP.
I don't like the sound of this at all. A company geared to stupid people taking over an OS geared to smart people? It won't work, I guarantee it. People will stop buying Red Hat. The only question this brings up is "What's going to be the next favorite distro?"
that is not going to happen, almost of 80% of linux gurus
hates AOL (it's the fact!). and if AOL happens to take over
linux what would they benefit from. after all, linux is co-
mmited to an open source program ;)
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Originally posted by stflook
I don't like the sound of this at all. A company geared to stupid people taking over an OS geared to smart people? It won't work, I guarantee it. People will stop buying Red Hat. The only question this brings up is "What's going to be the next favorite distro?"
Slackware!!!!
it'll never happen
linux is independent and will always be that way.
i believe that anyone whether it be m$ or aol
tries to buy out linux
they will not sell out
even if they do
another distro will be created mirrioring linux
Man, aol and linux? It's scary. Then again with national ID cards getting thrown around, who knows what'll happen. If aol does take over redhat everyone email them nasty letters........ Man I'm soooo glad I bought SuSE!
Technically, whether it happens or not it shouldnt really sway the market too much either way.
I've worked with Cobalt products for a long time before Sun pulled the merger...
and I still work with great Cobalt products, look what happened to netscape... I still use it, and it still suits my needs.
Keep in mind there is a business side to this as well, Redhat is one of the only Linux distro's that I absolutely hate... I'm uncomfortable with it, and the only major thing it has left is it's popularity. If AOL and Redhat do pull some merge, it will probably be benificial to both products, however the changes to the products will be unnoticed. The changes that will happen will be more on the marketing/funding front. I dont see AOL integrated with Redhat or vice versa.... but then again the new cobalt systems (even though owned by SUN now) are running intel processors..... It's the business side that will change... more in AOL's favor through the exploitation of the popularity of "open source".
Who knows, maybe with the change, AOL might actually improve... punch out a second product for those of us who prefer functionality over "user friendliness".
dont fear it... dont hate it.... dont agree with it either unless you have a couple million to sway someones business plan... theres nothing you can do.
For me... as long as SuSE, FreeBSD, and Solaris are around... I'll live
just my opinion
~THEJRC~
sources also said that redhat was in favor of the merger!!!
and another thought how will the hackers take this if linux is there world ???
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Originally posted by dark1
sources also said that redhat was in favor of the merger!!!
???
What sources? Can you post a link please?
I think I'm going to remain very skeptical about this untill I see actual proof......
On a side note--- If this does happen do you think we'll see Red Hat come out on those annoying AOL CD's? You know the ones- "100 hours free with AOL"....Now that would be something!
Very scary indeed....
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Nowadays with all these mergers and takeovers this shouldn´t surprise us a bit.
Let´s just hope IBM will do the same to RH as it did to SuSE. When SuSE went bancrupt IBM came to the rescue.
to start off whoever gave me the red anti points :D :argue: :flip: lol that's cool what ever
cnn has it and so does cnet http://news.com.com/2100-1001-819243.html?tag=cd_mh
look and u shall find !
AOL bought Netscape 3 yrs ago and still in in their installation use IE.Quote:
AOL and Microsoft have been at battle for a while now, with AOL's browser-in-ISP and Microsoft's IE/MSN ISP.
How in Gods' name did I lose 9 points for this thread? I didn't even have an opinion! LOL...Oh well, it's a conspiracy I tells ya!
Don't laugh, Ferrari is owned by FIAT!Quote:
Originally posted by BlueLine
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Thats like saying "Volvo take over Ferrari".....
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