Re: [tlug] Is Red Hat successful in Japan?

[Blomberg David <dblomber@example.com>]

2004/04/16 (金) 04:29 に Teddy Caddy さんは書きました:
> I am a college student in the USA doing research about Red Hat's success
> in the Japanese marketplace.
> 
> Does anyone in the TLUG know if large enterprises are using Red Hat?  
> What kind of growth has Red Hat seen in Japan since summer of 1999?
Large Enterprises in Japan using Red Hat are mostly projects started at
the US headquarters.  Japan branches dont usually have a lot of room to
make the distro choices.
> 
> Are the sales figures good?
not bad but mostly driven by global sales agreements.
>   
> 
> Do people like/dislike Red Hat?  
cant speak for anyone else but but I have lost almost all faith in Red
Hat (bad compiles released in the enterprise version, slow responces to
technical questions......) 
> 
> How does a western company like Red Hat compete with other Linux
> distributions?
Very well if you havent noticed sales is all about marketing when you
get to the enterprise level and Red Hat does a so-so job of marketing.
(not as good as MS but better than other distros)
> 
> Are there any Japanese Linux websites in English that might have this
> information?
Turbo Linux Website will give you a line of BS a mile long about
themselves.  I have not seen any other sites post much.
> 
> If you had a "mission critical" Linux deployment at work, would you have
> somebody else support it besides Red Hat?
SuSE, Debian, Slackware or any of the BSDs
> 
> Thanks a lot!
No Problem.
> 
> Teddy Caddy
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