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Technology Stocks : Red Hat Software Inc. (Nasdq-RHAT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: mact who wrote (923)	9/7/1999 6:14:00 PM
From: Pluvia	Read Replies (7) \| Respond to of 1794

I have shorted RHAT 3X - every time profitably, although I did average up on positions... The bottom line is, Linux is free and RHAT's potential for revenue can never, ever meet its current stock price. NEVER EVER... I will continue to short RHAT on every run - as I did today, and I expect I will continue to profit from current and future RHAT short positions. And speaking of MSFT - I spoke to a MSFT engineer over the weekend, they just giggle at the mention of Linux. No one really wants to learn how to use Linux and no significant corporations will switch to Linux from MSFT and force a large staff to re-invent an already functioning wheel. Anyone who believes otherwise needs a cranium exam. The RHAT biz plan is full of hot air, as is Linux. The comedy of the Linux biz plan is this.... The penny pinchers who use Linux generally do it because it's free - or they have some stupid hatred of MSFT. Regardless, if they don't want to pay for the product, they sure as hell aint gonna pay for RHAT's service. Catering to the market that wants and uses free stuff aint good for generating revenue as you will see from RHAT's numbers. Simply put, RHAT is nothing but a tiny little company with a stupid business plan. Cheers Steve