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To: Amit Patel who wrote (99749)	2/24/2000 12:58:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 186894

Thanks for the article, Amit. Here's one quote that I particularly liked: Intel's investment per se is no longer particularly influential to these companies. The reason is that accessing capital is not a difficult thing for Linux companies these days, because of what is perceived to be the future importance of Linux and because of the immeasurable momentum of Linux, and the fact that investors have already made money in the Linux marketplace. There's plenty of money available for Linux companies. Quite frankly, when TurboLinux did its financing ? and I think this is typical of Intel's investments in these companies ? Intel wanted to invest more than there was room for Intel to invest. So, the money per se is not having the meaningful effect. What's having a meaningful effect on the market is Intel's behavior toward Linux behind the money, and the fact that Intel is working actively to insure that Linux companies have access to customers, that Linux companies have access to technology, that Intel is on the forefront of the evolution of Linux. Even if Intel were not investing in these companies, Intel's role behind the scenes would be very significant in the overall maturation of Linux as an operating system. Heh, imagine that. Intel on the forefront of the evolution of Linux. Maybe Microsoft should take heed, or else risk the chance of Win2K becoming irrelevant in the face of Linux's momentum. Tenchusatsu