Hovsepian: Balancing on the Novell-MS Tightrope
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| "I believe we have the better operating system. They believe
| they have the better operating system," Hovsepian added. That
| competition is not going to change. Nor, he stated, was
| Novell's commitment to Linux.
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| "Everything we do is done with the desire that Linux will
| win in the marketplace."
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http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6334/1
He's full of ru**ish in his defensive assessments.
Babysitter Tapped For Novell-Microsoft Pact
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| Novell today said it has appointed Susan Heystee, vice president
| and general manager for global strategic partners, to nurture the
| business and technical cooperation efforts in the Novell-Microsoft
| agreement to make Linux and Windows products work better together.
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http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3646416
When will Microsoft drop the Patent Hammer?
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| I predict that we will start to see more IP/Linux related
| comments from Microsoft. I also wouldn't be surprised to see
| more Novell-like agreements between Microsoft and other OSS-based
| businesses. This will be the common theme for 2007 and 2008.
| The patent hammer will fall in the first quarter of 2009. The
| weight of the hammer really doesn't matter. It's all about the
| timing. This will come at a time when many businesses will
| start ERP discussions on where to go from Win2k. Again, the
| strength of Microsoft's claim really doesn't matter. Their
| goal will be to either win in the courts or keep it tied up
| in the courts as long as possible.
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http://www.newluna.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=24&Itemid=28
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