It applies to Red Hat distributions only. It will attract those who want Red Hat as their primary service and support vendor. In the data center, however, it may not be that attractive for exclusive open-source software stacks vs. hybrid commercial and open-source software stacks.

This will give service providers and users a consistent interface, with the same look and feel, across multiple devices. We're excited about working with HP on this because of its experience in the telecom sector.

There is tremendous market opportunity in the Linux server industry for startups who can fill a niche. The key will be for these startups to show that there is a real cost benefit to Linux over Windows and Unix.

By leveraging the SDP infrastructure and the global reach of the Flash Platform, telecommunications operators and service providers can rapidly integrate and leverage network services and deploy multimedia communications solutions on nearly 600 million Internet-connected desktops and mobile devices worldwide.

And in terms of online music subscription services, we are a big part of the MusicNet service which will be launched next month, so we've got that end covered.

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