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Red Hat Desktop Edition

Posted by michael on from the cherry-picking dept.

Sivar writes "Red Hat plans to enter the desktop business OS market, The Register reports. Red Hat says that the move is in response to growing frustration with Microsoft which has peaked since the introduction of Microsoft's new licensing scheme. The article states that the desktop offering is due next year and, surprisingly "...the company is considering subscription-based pricing.""

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  1. It's about service not product by gelfling · · Score: 3, Informative

    Hey guys and girls; take your 'leet hats off for a second and think.

    It's about product DISTRIBUTION, SERVICE AND SUPPORT. It's about UPGRADES, PACKAGING AND BUGFIX. It's about NOTIFICATION, PROCESS AND BIDDING.

    Can You Dig It, Can You Dig It? Caaaannn Yooooouuu Diiiig Iiiiiiiit.