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Reactions after Oracle's announcement:
Red Hat Chairman Matthew Szulik downplayed the threat to his company, hailing Oracle's move as a positive development for Linux -- an alternative to the dominant Windows operating system that fuels Microsoft's profits.
"There are always concerns, but keep in mind that Oracle...acknowledged that Red Hat is the technical leader in the market," Szulik said. "We still have a rich product pipeline. We will compete."
One for the records:
Ellison said he is more interested in accelerating the open-source movement than crushing Red Hat.
One for the Linux job market:
Ellison's cutthroat tactics also could position Oracle to hire away Red Hat's top talent since those workers are more likely to be worrying about their job security, said software industry consultant Joshua Greenbaum.
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