http://deals.venturebeat.com/2006/12/05/linux-os-software-co-montavista-raises-21m/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://deals.venturebeat.com/2006/12/05/linux-os-software-co-montavista-raises-21m/comment-page-1/#comment-14936 Interested Observer Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:09:10 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/wire/2006/12/05/linux-os-software-co-montavista-raises-21m/#comment-14936 This brings MV funding to $96M(?), and still not profitable. These guys can't seem to get their act together. Looking at their product portfolio they have, and continue, to concentrate on the least economically viable part of the segment - the Linux kernel. WindRiver has surpassed them in Linux revenue. After 6+ years they just don't have a viable exit. Too bad - three to four years ago they had a chance to be real player. Now they're rapidly becoming one of the Living Dead. Bad management (CEO asleep at the wheel, obviously poor product portfolio bets) and bad strategy (not building 'proprietary' value or adding significant user value beyond the kernel). This brings MV funding to $96M(?), and still not profitable. These guys can’t seem to get their act together. Looking at their product portfolio they have, and continue, to concentrate on the least economically viable part of the segment – the Linux kernel. WindRiver has surpassed them in Linux revenue. After 6+ years they just don’t have a viable exit. Too bad – three to four years ago they had a chance to be real player. Now they’re rapidly becoming one of the Living Dead. Bad management (CEO asleep at the wheel, obviously poor product portfolio bets) and bad strategy (not building ‘proprietary’ value or adding significant user value beyond the kernel).

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