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

[Mitch Stone]

--- From a message sent by Hans Reiser on 1/20/02 5:20 PM ---

>Mitch Stone wrote:
>
>>
>>Another possible (and more encouraging) speculative scenario: AOL pumps 
>>money into Red Hat, helps them develop a strong "brand" and uses that to 
>>leverage the big box makers into selling retail Linux boxes. Far-fetched, 
>>perhaps, but something to consider. All this assumes Steve Case really 
>>wants to go mano-a-mano with Bill Gates.
>>
>I think this is the most likely explanation.  Case wanting to go 
>mano-a-mano seems likely.
>
>Good for him if so.  

Probably the only person I trust less than Bill Gates is Steve Case. But 
I don't necessarily trust McNealy, Jobs or Ellison to any greater extent. 
I think the best we can hope for is that these guys will neutralize each 
other. So in this scenario I am rooting tentatively for Case.

 Mitch Stone  
 mitch@accidentalexpert.com