Kevin Carmony Says Microsoft Deal Brought Linspire Millions in Revenue
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-04-15 06:12:47 UTC
- Modified: 2008-04-15 09:32:50 UTC
[Headline was corrected from: "Kevin Carmony Admits Microsoft Paid Linspire Millions"]
The best extortion money can buy
A few days ago we mentioned the
beans-spilling from Kevin Carmony, but it's an ongoing discussion and here is some of the latest.
We have
known this for a while, but verifiable sums were needed. It was stated in various high-profile Web sites, but admission is always more credible. Linspire's former CEO has just posted a very telling comment. We highlight a
response from FSDaily which quotes a followup (comment) from Kevin Carmony:
[Kevin Carmony:] "Many disagreed with the MS partnership, but it brought us millions in new sources of revenue, all without having any of the negative effects on the desktop Linux space that some predicted the MS/Linux deals would. I reduced our losses by millions in my first year as CEO, and made millions in profits my second year."
[Comment:] He made millions in profit in the short term, by destroying a GNU/Linux company's reputation. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to sell out to Microsoft. Any GNU/Linux distro which has a significant community could pull millions or more by selling out to Microsoft.
One has to wonder just how much was paid. We quoted some estimates before, but none could be confirmed. Additionally, how much was paid when it comes to Xandros and TurboLinux? And how much do they pay Microsoft in return, over time? Novell was paid over $300,000,000. In return, it gives a variety of things including OOXML support and software patent royalties, based on sales volume. It's despicable.
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Comments
Madcaluna
2008-04-15 06:27:16
NOWHERE did he say M$ PAID Linspire anything! Correct that, you treacherous gutter-journalist!
Roy Schestowitz
2008-04-15 06:39:50
From linux.com:
"What is transparent is the message coming out of one side of Microsoft’s mouth which tries to convince customers there is a threat of legal action against them should they dare to use Linux and/or open source software without paying Microsoft for the privilege. The biggest unknowns in the Xandros and Linspire deals is how much money Microsoft paid them to bolster that message." (emphasis mine)
Madcaluna
2008-04-15 06:58:15
You are only twisting words and lying, that's what you do. Shame upon you! Don't you have ANY integrity left?!?
Roy Schestowitz
2008-04-15 09:36:44