Re:They aren't worried (Score 1)

It's true that a business that generates a slight operating profit can be economically unprofitable if it doesn't cover its cost of capital. However, it's a good business decision to quit the business only if the company at the same time recovers some of the invested money for other use. The investments in a software product line is mostly R&D, and thus 'sunk' (ie, you can't sell it and get your money back). Therefore I think the Red Had Linux business wasn't profitable even in the positive cash flow sence. There can, though, be other reasons. For example, Red Hat may be in short supply of expertise that can now be freed to other uses. Or the may think that they can now make some of their customers to buy higher margin products.