[Bush2000]

No, they're using free software and selling services. You apparently only understand the proprietary software model -- there is another viable one. But in the end this is good, as it forces Microsoft to be more competitive, lessening its usual monopolistic attitude and practices.

I'm sure you'd like to paint it that way but the fact of the matter is that many vendors are selling Linux. And the rest are dumping the product onto the market at below cost.

[antiRepublicrat]

I'm sure you'd like to paint it that way but the fact of the matter is that many vendors are selling Linux. And the rest are dumping the product onto the market at below cost.

Your ignorance. General Public License: "You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee."

You can't sell Linux, but you can sell services related to it. This is the basis for the whole business model you can't understand.