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Well that explains a lot. Historically, the basic idea as I understood it was that you could have the software for free (CentOS) and they didn't really mind bec
by yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
Well that explains a lot. Historically, the basic idea as I understood it was that you could have the software for free (CentOS) and they didn't really mind because they knew they were selling support. If the support is worthless, then they have to try and squeeze money out of the software, which explains their behavior.
- hinkley 3y agoSqueezing money out of effectively unsupported software is not sustainable. Sounds like someone is trying to get their investment back before dumping the whole thing.
- wpm 3y agoDumping? This is IBM we're talking about. They'll ratchet up the price to fewer and fewer customers, trying to keep themselves in that pocket where they're too useful and expensive to move away from, but still able to hold the irons to their customers.
- hinkley 3y agoNothing you said managed to disagree with what I said. They bought it, now they’re sucking the marrow out.