Bryan Murdock wrote:

I'll tell you why, because IBM, HP (which now includes the old Compaq
and DEC), and others have never had any success selling their own
proprietary software.  They've never been any good at it.  Name a piece
of IBM or HP proprietary software, that they came up with, that they've
been able to sell.

Uhm... HP OpenView. It sells ridiculously well, and for an absurdly overpriced price.


I don't think that argument is why they are embracing Open Source.

Adam Augustine


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