The future of Ubuntu Linux.... Will it make Micky$oft go bankrupt?

[Derek Broughton]

Chan Chung Hang Christopher wrote:

> ...let's see...Oracle is already doing something similar to what Centos
> does with RHEL...so why buy Redhat?

In short, because that's what they do.  It's an extremely common business 
model in IT.  Companies buy up all the competitors in their field.  
Microsoft, Computer Associates, Oracle (and Sun before them) are all 
examples.
-- 
derek