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Red Hat Takes Aim at SuSE, Mandrake

Posted by michael on from the when-penguins-attack dept.

gowen writes "The gloves have come off in the competition between commercial linux distributions. The Register is reporting that Red Hat is offering a $10 rebate to people who upgrade to Red Hat 7.3, including those who previously used Mandrake and SuSE. Previous users of Windows are not eligible for a rebate."

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  1. Upgrade by xactoguy · · Score: 2, Funny

    What??? You mean I can't upgrade Win XP Pro to RedHat 7.3? Is it because Win XP sucks so bad that they don't even want to let the non-l33t people come up? ;)

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  2. Well, somebody has to say it..... by ZoneGray · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows users already have enough incentive to upgrade.

    1. Re:Well, somebody has to say it..... by ZoneGray · · Score: 4, Funny

      Imagine if they did offer rebates to former Windows users. Your birth cetificate would probably qualify as Proof Of Purchase.

  3. always there to remind me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Everytime I install RH, I am reminded why I choose to use SuSE instead.

  4. screw all linux companies! by President+Chimp+Toe · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, how my trollish side comes out whenever i log onto slashdot......

    1. Buy SuSe 7.3

    2. Buy redhat, and get $10 dollar rebate.

    3. Return both, pocketing yourself a whopping 10 dollars

    easy money...

  5. Re:wait one cotten-pickin moment here by jcoy42 · · Score: 2, Funny
    you have got to be consistent here
    Are you new or something?

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  6. Re:Competitive ugrade from Windows makes more sens by martinflack · · Score: 5, Funny

    People coming off Windows need a good 12-step program, not a rebate.

  7. Re:Why I Won't Use RedHat (Even Though It's Good) by Alsee · · Score: 5, Funny

    I won't use Redhat, or for that matter any linux distribution based in the US.

    If you don't buy a US distribution, you're supporting terrorism! Think of the children!

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  8. Re:What's the Incentive? by gowen · · Score: 2, Funny

    > vi: What else do you need?

    emacs. What a silly question...

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  9. slow news day? by Dr.+Awktagon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gee, this $10 rebate was mentioned right on Red Hat's page and marketing, and if anybody just bought it (my boxed copy came yesterday) it has a sticker and form on the box. So you guys need a Register story to discover this?

    Many software packages come with these rebates you know. Quicken came (or used to come) with an upgrade rebate. Adobe Photoshop Elements came with a competitive $30 rebate offer. Common practice!

    How about the scoop on the REAL story: where are the goddamn Red Hat stickers? When I bought 7.0 it came with STICKERS! Do you think I shelled out $many dollars for my Red Hat 7.3 Personal box set for NOTHING? Where are my stickers!!!

    I think the lack of stickers in the box is a clear sign that Red Hat is ready to file for chapter 11, or maybe even indicative of an Enron-style debacle. First the stickers go, next thing you know, Red Hat's backing the SSSCA and supporting Al Queda. What do you folks think??

  10. Just those two? by BreakWindows · · Score: 3, Funny

    # apt-get install redhat-rebate
    ...
    Couldn't find package redhat-rebate.

    Damn! First abiword, now this.

    1. Re:Just those two? by rhavyn · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's because the Red Hat Rebate just came out. It'll take a good week for it to get into sid, a month after that it'll get into testing, and sometime in about 4 years it'll make it into stable. Give it some time man, you're working on debian time there.