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		qwerta on Oct 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MongoDB Raises $150 Million at $1.2 Billion Valuat... If Linux would be closed source, RedHat would have much more expenses. No more free beta testing from Fedora users. Also Microsoft and Apple are probably on different market. For most deployments Windows or MacOSx based servers are not even considered.

sandstrom on Oct 4, 2013 [–]

I think the second paragraph highlights the reason:

yes, open source companies make much less money than closed source alternatives, but in some markets closed source cannot compete with the OS equivalent -- e.g. most servers run on open source operating systems.

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