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Red Hat Desktop Unveiled

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'm-not-dead-yet dept.

Gudlyf writes "Red Hat announced yesterday that they will be releasing a version of their OS -- dubbed 'Red Hat Desktop' -- targeted at corporations, universities and government agencies, "looking to upgrade their PCs but don't want or need all the features that ship with the latest version of Windows", said Matthew Szulik, Red Hat's chief executive, although it's not targeted at consumers. It will cost on average about $5 a month per machine, with additional support services available."

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  1. Re:It is all about marketing to the pointy haired. by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 1, Troll

    And that would differ from Microsoft how?

    Red Hat did FAR worse than Microsoft ever did in regards to EOLs.

    Microsoft did the EOL on Windows 98 SE a few months ago. I think MS gave it about a five year run. Windows ME is still supported NOW. Windows 2000 will still be supported for at least another year.

    Red Hat's one year run they gave to RH9 is unacceptable from a business perspective. You don't do surprise EOLs. Even Microsoft knows that.