__/ [ flyer ] on Sunday 04 March 2007 07:11 \__
> On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:24:54 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Novell's earnings on Microsoft life support
>>
>>,----[ Quote ]
>>| Until Novell abandons its past and moves solidly forward into the
>>| open source future, I can't see things changing. Will it be able to
>>| do so and maintain profitability/etc. over the transition period? No.
>>| But I suspect that investors would be forgiving if Novell could
>>| clearly lay out where it's going, and actually go there.
>>`----
>>
>>http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/03/novells_earning.html
>
> Easy to believe that MS did the Novell deal simply to boost
> believability of their bogus, SCO-like code infringement claim.
>
> Also, since anyone partnering with MS tends to die rather fast, MS is
> now able to more easily kill off Novell.
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2006120516224886
[Allchin, a very senior Microsoft manager:] "We need to slaughter Novell
before they get stronger... If you're going to kill someone, there isn't
much reason to get all worked up about it and angry. You just pull the
trigger. Any discussions beforehand are a waste of time. We need to smile at
Novell while we pull the trigger."
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