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

[Geoffrey]

Mitch Stone wrote:

> --- 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.


Possibly an attempt to kill off Red Hat as they virtually did to netscape.


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