Posted by
timothy
on from the sighs-of-relief-or-disappointment dept.
Several readers have submitted word (this one comes from n8twj) that "CNet News is reporting that AOL Time Warner apparently is NOT making a bid to buy Linux manufacturer Red Hat, said sources familiar with the matter."
What will we do? We've already talked about this rumour enough to fill a Karma Canyon, now what hell are we supposed to talk about?
Surely not discuss regular news, back to unfounded, ridiculous rumors we go....
No Free Red Hat CD's in the mail?
by
_bobs.pizza_
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aww man! I guess this means that I'll have to keep downloading the latest version and burning my own cd's, instead of waiting to get it in the mail, along with the latest AOL CD.
I wonder if I could have used Red Hat Pro for 700 free hours in a month before I either had to pay or start using the free distribution...
1) "Leak" a story that you are in talks to buy Red Hat.
2) Observe the terabytes of feedback from industry analysts, reporters, and fanatical users.
3) After denying everything as rumor,...
4)...bring several million dollars worth of free research to the next board meeting.
5) Get a raise for your ingenious idea.
Re:I see the ploy
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Anonymous Coward
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I don't know if I'd trust Slashdot to do my million dollars worth of free research.
"So, Jimbo, what'd you come up with?"
"Well, RedHat seems to be a no go, but there may be an alternative... Have you ever heard of the CowboyNeaLinux Distribution?"
Well, what I don't understand is why they would buy RedHat when you can download the ISOs for free.;)
-- I do not have a signature
Famous last words...
by
Logic+Bomb
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As said by Michael in the first item about this story:
The Washington Post isn't exactly a rumor site, so there's probably truth behind it.
That about made me want to puke when I read it.:-)
Lack of evidence doesn't disprove something
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sam_handelman
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It just proves that there is a conspiracy to cover it up.
Obviously, AOL has been spreading rumors that there is no takeover in order to prevent Red Hat's stock price from rising so that they can acquire it in a hostile action. None of the signs are there, so it must be true.
AOL's real problem is that they've reached the logical conclusion of their intellectually insulting business strategy of eating fish that are bigger than they are. There are no fish bigger than they are. They're trying to acquire the public sector but they don't quite get it.
-- The good and new comes from no quarter where it is looked for, and is always something different from what is expected.
Well, AOL could buy Slack, RH, Mandrake, Suse AND Debian and still have enough money left to send me 4 discs a month. I don't think getting a deal is the issue here.:)
-- "If he thinks he can hide and run from the United States and our allies, he's sorely mistaken." Bush on bin Laden
I was hoping to get a million red hat cd's in the mail.
Red Hat, or Dark Helmet?
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Anonymous Coward
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"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."
"CNet News is reporting that AOL Time Warner apparently is NOT making a bid to buy Linux manufacturer Red Hat, said sources familiar with the matter."
This just in: "Ha ha! Foooooled you!", said sources familiar with the matter.
Slashdot Mirror
The guys at work were all ready to hear the commercials for Redhat 7.3, the "Best Redhat Ever!"
What will we do? We've already talked about this rumour enough to fill a Karma Canyon, now what hell are we supposed to talk about?
....
Surely not discuss regular news, back to unfounded, ridiculous rumors we go
aww man! I guess this means that I'll have to keep downloading the latest version and burning my own cd's, instead of waiting to get it in the mail, along with the latest AOL CD.
I wonder if I could have used Red Hat Pro for 700 free hours in a month before I either had to pay or start using the free distribution...
I get it! This is cheap market research.
...bring several million dollars worth of free research to the next board meeting.
1) "Leak" a story that you are in talks to buy Red Hat.
2) Observe the terabytes of feedback from industry analysts, reporters, and fanatical users.
3) After denying everything as rumor,...
4)
5) Get a raise for your ingenious idea.
Well, what I don't understand is why they would buy RedHat when you can download the ISOs for free. ;)
I do not have a signature
As said by Michael in the first item about this story:
That about made me want to puke when I read it. :-)
It just proves that there is a conspiracy to cover it up.
Obviously, AOL has been spreading rumors that there is no takeover in order to prevent Red Hat's stock price from rising so that they can acquire it in a hostile action. None of the signs are there, so it must be true.
AOL's real problem is that they've reached the logical conclusion of their intellectually insulting business strategy of eating fish that are bigger than they are. There are no fish bigger than they are. They're trying to acquire the public sector but they don't quite get it.
The good and new comes from no quarter where it is looked for, and is always something different from what is expected.
Well, what I don't understand is why they would buy RedHat when you can download the ISOs for free. ;)
Remeber, they're connected to the net though AOL.
You ever try downloading something big over AOL?
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The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason. --Ben Franklin
Well, AOL could buy Slack, RH, Mandrake, Suse AND Debian and still have enough money left to send me 4 discs a month. I don't think getting a deal is the issue here. :)
"If he thinks he can hide and run from the United States and our allies, he's sorely mistaken." Bush on bin Laden
Not only that, you can get a lot of AOL CD's for free as well. They are a pair of perfectly matched companies...
So easy to use, no wonder it has a negligible desktop market share!
I was hoping to get a million red hat cd's in the mail.