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.world85Comments13
ccyborganism replypiefed.ca4Hide 4 repliesWhat enshittification? It's one of the best distributions out there!11
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. 1
rrockstarmode replylemmy.worldPro is free for personal use for up to 5 machines. Is there a problem with activating it?2
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.18
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. 29
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.