On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 12:05:47PM +0100, T. Ribbrock wrote: > > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39117575,00.htm > > "Red Hat recommends Windows for consumers" > <<Quote elided>> Oh, my. I won't comment on the underlying tech issues--that's already being done. All I can say is, after reading the article--what an incredibly careless and thoughtless message. It would have been dangerous even if carefully hedged and guarded--as this was not. This can cause tremendous damage, and Microsoft will NOT let it go without milking it for every bit it's worth. He may have just conceded the home desktop to Microsoft forever. While RedHat may justifiably have felt it had to "change things" to improve its profitability, the confusion and ill-will it allowed to surround its product line changes, coupled with what really appears to be a case of PHB-ism in this statement, is perplexing in a company that I'd grown to want to like and even trust... -- Dave Ihnat ignatz@xxxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
