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The thing is though, Redhat really doesn't need to compete with Ubuntu in the startup world. For the millions of Ubuntu AMIs that run, how much money is Canonic
by SEJeff 10y ago
The thing is though, Redhat really doesn't need to compete with Ubuntu in the startup world. For the millions of Ubuntu AMIs that run, how much money is Canonical making from them? Compare that to RedHat, a two billion dollar open source company.
Ubuntu was focused too long on markets that simply aren't viable from a fiscal standpoint (See: Ubuntu Phone or much of the excellent desktop work they've done). Redhat meanwhile has been continuing to focus on the enterprise and their revenue continues to grow.
- Shorel 10y agoUbuntu server usage has been growing thanks to AWS AMIs, so actually both have been growing. I think Ubuntu are just going with a more long term approach. RedHat just leveraged Oracle compatibility, if you needed Oracle RedHat was and is the only sane choice; but remove the need for Oracle, and Ubuntu is then a very strong competitor.