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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Novell clarifies $40M payment to Microsoft as "peace of mind"
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>| But, regardless of what was said behind closed doors, as the deal was
>| signed, in order for Red Hat's customers to perceive Microsoft threat
>| to sue Linux users as even partially credible, it needs the market to
>| perceive Novell's $40 million as respect for its patents. Period. Was
>| the timing of Ballmer's up-ratcheted rhetoric coincidental? You be the
>| judge.
> `----
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4000
Were I a Novell shareholder, I would be demanding board-level
resignations over such an overt waste of corporate cash.
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
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