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Re:The Life and Death of Open Source Companies by ThrowawayR2 on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @12:15PM (#38773634)
> "...Red Hat..."

Successful tech companies don't sell themselves, particularly to has-beens like IBM.

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Re:The Life and Death of Open Source Companies by growse on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @01:12PM (#38774236)
IBM pulled in $60b last year.

For many tech companies (and especially their investors), selling out and realising a return is the very definition of success.

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