[ale] Redhat and AOL

[Keith Hopkins]

Thompson Freeman wrote:

> If AOL is looking to use RH software for something - they surely don't
> need to buy the company to do so. If AOL wants to carpet bomb linux CDs,
> they only need to create the CDs. If support is wanted, they can hire RH
> with less financial exposure (I think).
> 
> AOL is looking for something internal to the company, a skill set or
> something. 
> 
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Denny Chambers wrote:
> 
> 
>>So if AOL buys out Redhat, I wonder if they will try there CD carpet
>>bombing techniques with the the RH distro CDs. You won't be able to buy
>>a roll of toilet paper with out getting an AOL/Redhat CD.
>>
>>On a serious note I wonder if AOL is aligning it's card right to put
>>together some sort of console/pc or something. Think about an iMAC
>>looking computer that boot from linux, and imediately loads into the AOL
>>desktop, which uses a Netscape 6.x browser for internet surfing.
>>

Someone say console/pc?  See http://www.aol.com/anywhere/index.html  Check out the Instant AOL or the AOLTV link.

Lost in Tokyo,
   Keith


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