__/ [ William Poaster ] on Tuesday 07 November 2006 11:52 \__
> On Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:17:56 +0900, High Plains Thumper wrote:
>
>>
http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/03/linux-microsoft-novell-tech-cz_dl_1103linux.html?partner=msn
>>
>> I found this article conclusion interesting. I am in a wait and see
>> attitude, but I cannot but marvel at the possibility of history repeating
>> itself:
>>
>> | Think about this: Novell now has signed as its biggest reseller a
>> | company that wants nothing more than to kill its product.
>> |
>> | Microsoft has done this many times before, so often that Redmond has a
>> | name for the technique: embrace, extend and exterminate. And yet people
>> | keep doing these deals. Usually, it's weak, struggling, desperate
>> | companies with declining market share and little hope of turning things
>> | around. In other words, just like Novell.
>> |
>> | On Thursday night, I asked Jeff Jaffe, Novell's chief technology
>> | officer, if he could think of a company that had partnered with
>> | Microsoft and done really well as a result. Which Microsoft alliance, I
>> | asked him, would he cite as the model that he'd like to emulate?
>> |
>> | His response: "I think this partnership is breaking new ground."
>> |
>> | Um, right. Unfortunately, the new ground they're breaking is probably
>> | Novell's gravesite.
>
> This guy has a similar view:-
> http://www.gqadonis.com/archive/2006/11/06/5.aspx
This one is funny:
http://blogs.ubuntu-nl.org/dennis/files/2006/11/desktop.png
>> I preferred life when SuSE was its own company.
I joined the SuSE camp around the time (or immediately after) Novell took
over. I knew nothing else, but at the time it was still called SuSE (neither
SUSE, nor OpenSUSE, nor Opensuse). It was KDE-based, vibrant, and reliable
(10.0 wasn't a big hit). I still use SuSE 8.1 most of the time. Rock-solid
and probably more pleasing than 9.3, which I have at home...
> So did I. And if I were the OOo team, I think I'd be looking for a new
> home.
OpenOffice officially welcomed the pact. surprise, surprise. Bunnies ban
hunting. Ex-softies like LQ welcome disrption in a Linux forum. He retrurned
to my killfile last night...
Best wishes,
Roy
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