"Larry Qualig" <lqualig@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Don't read this the wrong way but generally speaking, what home-users
> and hobbiest do or don't do with SuSE is of little concern to Novell.
> It would certainly "be nice" for Novell if these people used SuSE but
> that's not what Novell is after.
>
> Novell is a corporation. They exist to make money. Because you
> download, or don't download, a free copy of SuSE and install it on your
> computer doesn't really matter to them. They would like it if you did
> but if you go with another distro it's no sweat off their back.
>
> Novell is after the corporate market. The companies that PAY money in
> terms of licensing and support. These are the users that pay the bills
> and salaries at Novell. Novell believes that partnering with Microsoft
And these salaries generate taxes which keep institutions like
Manchester Polyversity open for the likes of Roy Schestowitz to languish
in while he becomes old and embittered. Roy is such a hypocrite.
> will give them more inroads to corporations. That's what Novell cares
> about. Because a handful of people whine in blogs and on Usenet is a
> very acceptable price to pay for increased revenue.
>
Well said.
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