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Just like RedHat didn't go out of business despite basically giving away RHEL as Centos for free to everyone. People, especially the professionals, want the co
by quantummkv 8y ago
Just like RedHat didn't go out of business despite basically giving away RHEL as Centos for free to everyone.
People, especially the professionals, want the complete experience, from hardware to support and everything in between. Can you provide the level of support they provide while being cheaper than them?
> With zero overhead I can sell everything they make cheaper.
Chinese brands do this all the time with Apple. They copy the Apple iPhone designs wholesale including the UI themes, make it cheaper, and yet Apple makes more money than all of them combined.
- beokop 8y agoThat isn’t the same though because a cheap off-brand iPhone clone still isn’t an iPhone by a long shot.
- camjohnson26 8y agoAnd the people who know the product best are the ones employed by the company who actually built it, so they have a built in advantage in consulting/support.