Of late, ORCL has been doing really well in the stock market. Today's
announcement about providing Linux support is going to support that trend. This does two good things for ORCL and its customers. One, it further legitimizes Linux for enterprise customers and should lead to larger adoption of the platform. The second benefit for ORCL comes could come from bundling its database and ERP solutions with Linux. Customers are more concerned about the applications that run on the platform than on the platform itself. The fact that the platform is supported by a community and is open is a bonus.