[Am-info] AOL in Negotiations to Buy Red Hat

[Mitch Stone]

--- From a message sent by John Bryan on 1/19/02 10:12 AM ---

>http://www.washtech.com/news/media/14759-1.html
>
>By Alec Klein,
>Washington Post Staff Writer
>Saturday, January 19, 2002; 9:14 AM
>
>AOL Time Warner Inc. is in talks to buy Red Hat Inc., a prominent 
>distributor of a computer operating system, an acquisition that would 
>position the media giant to challenge arch rival Microsoft Corp., 
>according to sources familiar with the matter.
>
>more...

This development is really puzzling. What possible use could AOL-TW have 
for Red Hat? About as much as they did for Netscape? Even less, I'd 
think, since they don't get any unique technology from Red Hat.

 Mitch Stone  
 mitch@accidentalexpert.com