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   From: Me@Not-there.com   
      
   "Lawrence D'Oliveiro"  wrote in message   
   news:iifqr0$na6$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...   
   > In message , Ezekiel wrote:   
   >   
   >> "Lawrence D'Oliveiro"  wrote in message   
   >> news:iifiok$iin$2@lust.ihug.co.nz...   
   >>   
   >>> In message , DFS wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Look at all the companies based on Free Software that are making money.   
   >>   
   >> Redhat - who sells support-services and consulting is another.   
   >   
   > Good, you’re beginning to appreciate that such companies do exist, and can   
   > actually make a profit.   
      
   I also know that such companies are far and few between.   
      
   They are the exception, not the rule.   
      
   And just how big exactly is Redhat - not very.  Despite all the hoopla about   
   how it's this wonderful success story (which it is) Redhat is significantly   
   smaller than a niche-product company like AutoDesk (AutoCad) and a fraction   
   the size of Intuit (Turbo Tax).  When compared to something like Oracle they   
   are barely 5% the size.   
      
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