What is the Real Story of How IBM will Use Red Hat?
… customers of an application, and their application costs increase.
The software investment is diminished because IBM is not able to develop the product further very much, and in fact, that is not even IBM’s focus.
IBM begins recommending whatever software they purchase through their consulting business.
(how a major consulting firm can objectively recommend products which it sells and maintain its objectivity is difficult to understand)
The Public Interest
The problem with all of this is that it is challenging to see how this benefits anyone but IBM. The determination of what companies can merge is a question for …