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05/05/2004: "Corporate Red Hat"

Red Hat have released a new version of Linux, Red Hat Desktop. It's designed for corporate use "and will be a companion product to the company's current desktop offering". They are hoping to take a bite of the corporate market although I don't fancy their chances. I read somewhere recently [i'll try to find the link] that it would actually be more expensive for companies to change to and maintain [the sometimes free depending on company] Linux systems rather than pay the MS licencing costs for Windows.
Windows does it all, they are masters of the desktop, pity about the stability ... and the viruses etc.

Replies: 6 tráchtaí

But have U seen the cost?
$2500 for 10 licenses, so that's $250 each ...
It looks like Red Hat is concentrating on the Corporate server & desktop market at the moment and leaving the home desktop, and small business to other Linux vendors.
And I'd say this pisses off all those folk whom have used Red Hat (freely) over the years.

Mick, Dé Céadaoin (Wed), Bealtaine (May) 5th,

$250 for Red Hat? That's bloody expensive considering as you say Red Hat gave it for free before and other vendors give it for free (Fedora).

maca, Dé Céadaoin (Wed), Bealtaine (May) 5th,

That's what their website says. I talked to someone at work about it and he claims that they can offer big discounts on it ~70%.

Mick, Déardaoin (Thu), Bealtaine (May) 6th,

Not bad.
I presume you're a linux user Mick?

maca, Déardaoin (Thu), Bealtaine (May) 6th,

>I presume you're a linux user Mick?

What's a Linux?

Aye, started with Red Hat a few years ago, been using Debian now for about 3 years.

Mick, Dé hAoine (Fri), Bealtaine (May) 7th,

I have Fedora at home, was going to install it but changed my mind, very few of the programs I need work on Linux (html-editor, graphics progs etc).
Something which needs to be addressed if they want a chunk of the desktop market, I guess??

maca, Dé hAoine (Fri), Bealtaine (May) 7th,