On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 12:36:53 +0100
js
This is the whole point. They have NOT done very well. They've stayed afloat based on customer loyalty
Yes, they've stayed afloat- customer loyalty isn't bought- it's earned.
and have only recently begun making inroads into various European government establishments.
But they have and are.
Their financial problems have been known in the financial sector for some time now, and a year ago all the buzz was whether or not they would survive. This was no joke.
No, but to quote you " they've stayed afloat".
I'm just glad suse has a deal that ensures its survival for the foreseeable future.
So am I- if that was the only way to go.
Since I love SuSE as an OS and not as a girlfriend or uncle, I don't have an emotional attachment like some do. This is my fourth distro. I've moved on from others when they didn't innovate or conduct themselves in a business-like fashion, so I've learned not to get any more attached to it than I would my favorite wrench. As long as suse makes a good product, I'll keep buying it but my world doesn't depend on it. It's a tool.
Yes, to a degree, in the same way Shakespeare is only a playwright, and Michelangelo is only a stone mason. There are two ways of looking at it: the purely utilitarian (it's a tool and I will only support it as long as it serves me well), and the holistic. Like the "Fair Trade" movement, this latter also represents something more, an idea, a vision, an enhancement to the way in which we live, a way we can contribute, as well as consume. People need more than utiltarianism. Terence