[LeFantome]

It is not that they did not want to pay for UNIX. After all, they pay for RHEL.

They did not want to pay for big iron for sure, preferring commodity hardware. Even then though, many Linux boxes can get pretty expensive.

I think it is more about openness and control than it is about cost. Linux brings flexibility and freedom.

So does BSD of course. The timing of that lawsuit changed the world.