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Savio Rodrigues
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Savio Rodrigues writes rand($thoughts);, a personal blog at saviorodrigues.wordpress.com about programming and business. Since 2010, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. The last post was in 2012, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked as background on tech company economics: whether Microsoft's online services lift Office or Windows profits, and whether Google is following Red Hat's model. Comments cite the posts without judging them.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
An open source aficionado within the traditional software world
What Hacker News says?
The difference between GOOG and MSFT in these situations is pretty heavy. Yes, one product is supporting four or five in terms of profits. But there's a key factor that you're missing. Looking, specifically, at this: http://saviorodrigues.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/microsofts-pr... Does uptake in online services increase profit in Office or Windows? Does uptake in Entertainment and Devices increase the profit of Serve…
Comment linking /2010/02/12/microsofts-profit-by-division/
on “Larry Page completes major reorganization of Google”Submitted Implications of Google’s WebM license on open source selection as a story · 1 points
HN discussionIs Google following RedHat? http://saviorodrigues.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/is-red-hat-a-...
Comment linking /2009/03/09/is-red-hat-a-software-firm-or-financial-institution/
on “Google Has Own $26.5bil Trading Floor, Predicts Market With Search Data? ”