Linux Vaporware
As a student of monopolies, I loath the behavior of Microsoft which looks like other monopolies of the past. They patrol their intellectual properties like Standard Oil patrolled their oil fields. They attempt to get the US Government to intervene in anti-trust cases in places outside the US such as Korea and the European Union like the East India Tea Company did with the English government.
Linux and so-called open source companies do similar things. I doubt if they do it to freeze competition. Regardless, don't you dislike the practice? Would you rather not see these announcements? I'm sure that's a rhetorical question. I recall a few times when I shook hands on a proposed joint effort with another company only to hear the "PR" word. I couldn't understand why people seemed so eager to put out a press release. Here's a word to those who submit press releases to become known: It doesn't work. You blend in like a wall flower. Comixpedia, STI, Kororaa, Canoo, Scali, AptSoft, Volante, DataCore, CiperTrust, SMS Labs, Enea, Xorp, On2 Technologies, and more litter the news. I do not expect the onslaught to stop any time soon. Still, I wish it would. Nobody really cares about unknown companies planning to do something with Red Hat's Enterprise server or whatever. Have I offended potentially wealthy startup companies? Sure. I can continue to hope they stop telling us want they're going to do and just do it. Then we might recognize the name. |
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