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● 08.20.07

●● Top 10 Novell Facts That People are Rarely Aware of

Posted in Antitrust, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Novell, Open XML, Patents, Virtualisation at 5:31 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

“Remember the patent part of the deal wasn’t Novell’s idea, essentially it was forced upon them at the last minute.” — Jeremy AllisonNovell has admitted that its deal with Microsoft was selfishNovell employees are actively viewing Microsoft source codeNovell has done merely nothing to defend Linux against Microsoft’s FUD, which intensified back in MayNovell perceives Microsoft’s FUD as a competitive advantageGNOME is becoming Mono-dependent because Novell’s strategy is focused on .NETRon Hovsepian (Novell’s SCO CEO) does not really plan to have Linux used as a virtual machine hostOne backer of OOXML is a vice president at NovellMicrosoft used anti-competitive behaviour against Novell in the past and it even got caught red-handedDeep inside, Novell and Microsoft are truly in love, as illustrated by this quote from Jim Allchin: “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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