linux·Linuxbycm0002 Ubuntu Maker Canonical Generated Nearly $300M In Revenue Last Year - Phoronixhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-2024-Annual-ReportOpen linkView original on lemmy.world85Comments13Reply
ccyborganism replypiefed.ca4Hide 4 repliesWhat enshittification? It's one of the best distributions out there!11Reply
lnxtx (xe/xem/xyr) replyfeddit.nl3Hide 3 repliesNagging for the Pro. Expanded Security Maintenance, means: With the launch of Ubuntu Pro, all of the packages in Ubuntu Universe get the same security maintenance commitment from Canonical as packages in Ubuntu Main. 1Reply
rrockstarmode replylemmy.worldPro is free for personal use for up to 5 machines. Is there a problem with activating it?2Reply
TTheGrandNagus lemmy.worldConsidering they're an enterprise player, and so well-known, that actually seems surprisingly low to me, especially since that's revenue not profit.18Reply
ggopher replyprogramming.devIt's in the article. Of their $291M in revenue, they reported a gross profit of $258M and an operating profit of $15.5M. 29Reply
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good!
I second this sentiment! Good!
But at what cost? Enshittification
What enshittification? It's one of the best distributions out there!
Nagging for the Pro.
Expanded Security Maintenance, means:
So? You still get the updates sooner or later.
ENDELAYIFICATION IS STILL BAD!!!
Pro is free for personal use for up to 5 machines. Is there a problem with activating it?
Considering they're an enterprise player, and so well-known, that actually seems surprisingly low to me, especially since that's revenue not profit.
Revenue is a useless metric. What's the profit?
It's in the article.
If they go public I'm changing distros
Sounds bad.