----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaj Haulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <newbie@linux-mandrake.com> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mardakesoft grows
> On Thursday 24 February 2005 23:51, Glenn wrote: > > On Thu February 24 2005 09:08, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Thursday 24 Feb 2005 15:44, Miark wrote: > > > > This is good news for stockholders. Mandrakesoft is acquiring > > > > Conectiva: > > > > > > > > http://www.mandrakesoft.com/company/press/pr?n=/pr/corporate/ > > > >2539&wslang= en > > > > > > Apparently it gives them access to good R&D possibilities. It > > > can't hurt to have access to South American markets, either. > > > > > > Anne > > > > I'm a little surprised that, after last years fears of > > Mandrakesoft going down the tubes, they're in a position to > > acquire another company. Good on them. > > > > Glenn > > I think they had to get a base outside the EU (and US ?) in order to > survive the upcoming Patent Directive. Brazil seems a clever > choice. > If they buy (or build) a company like Conectiva in Mexico, then they'll earn the entire LatinAmerica market. Unix is unknown at least in Mexico. Colleges and universities all run under Windows, and thus never teach programming under Unix. Mandrake would be wise to target this market as well.
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