Larry Qualig wrote:
>
> Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL - News) is not keeping up with its paperwork, and
> it is causing headaches. Novell said Wednesday afternoon, it has now
> received a staff determination from Nasdaq that the company is subject
> to delisting.
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/060921/17309_id.html?.v=1
>
> More proof that the company is both collapsing and imploding
> simultaneously. It's not surprising that former VP's (like Joseph
> Forgione) and the company CEO (Jack Messner) and many others have fled
> the sinking ship.
According to:
http://www.itworld.com/Man/2698/060921novellnasdaq/index.html
> IDG News Service 9/21/06
> Wells Fargo said that Novell is in default under the terms of the
> indenture, which require the company to file its 10-Q reports to the
> SEC within five calendar days of the due date. Novell said Wednesday
> the indenture requires it to provide the bank with copies of all its
> SEC filings within 15 days of the filings being made.
>
> "Novell does not believe that it has failed to perform its obligations
> under the indenture," the company said in a release. "Therefore, Novell
> believes that the above-mentioned notice of default is invalid and without
> merit."
>
> Novell isn't the only IT vendor in hot water with Nasdaq.
>
> Dell Inc. said Thursday that it plans to request a hearing before a
> Nasdaq listing qualifications panel after the exchange informed the
> vendor in a letter dated Sept. 15 that it was not in compliance with
> filing requirements.
I saw nothing to imply conclusion the company is failing. Then OTOH, you
write:
Re: Many Quiet Migrations from Windows 98/ME to Linux?
Date: Wednesday 20 September 2006 11:37:57 pm
> But the fact is that whenever MS tries to include anything extra the
> lawsuits and fines come flying in from every direction. They are
> suddenly anti-competitive and trying to squash competion. Vista was
> going to include a PDF reader. Adobe sues them and the EU blocks it's
> inclusion. Even something as basic as a "Media Player" resulted in
> loads of fines and they had to create a special version of Windows in
> the EU that didn't include Windows Media Player. (Nobody bothered to
> buy that version but they had to do it anyway.)
Thus implying it is perfectly legitimate for Microsoft to exercise its
monopolistic powers.
Here is what is said in:
http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_to_Drop_PDF_Support_in_Office/1149284222
or http://tinyurl.com/pra6a
> Microsoft to Drop PDF Support in Office
> By Nate Mook, BetaNews
> June 2, 2006, 5:40 PM
> Some analysts have remained skeptical that Microsoft's side is the full
> story. Adobe has yet to comment on the matter, and may not publicly if it
> indeed intends to file a lawsuit.
>
> "I had no idea that Adobe carried such swath it could force Microsoft to
> raise Office prices," chided Jupiter Research senior analyst Joe Wilcox.
> He noted that Microsoft is clearly using the media to push its position
> that if it cannot use PDF freely, then Adobe's format must not be open.
>
> "Whatever occurred in private between the two companies, Microsoft is
> aggressively taking a very public PR position. I see Microsoft as trying
> to make this a debate about formats and the openness of PDF. Microsoft
> claims new Office formats are open, but some governments--Massachusetts,
> for example--disagree."
Here is what is said of EU's decision regarding Windows Media Player:
http://news.com.com/EU+slaps+record+fine+on+Microsoft/2100-1001_3-5178281.html
or http://tinyurl.com/aq4ju
> European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti ruled that Microsoft had
> failed to provide to rivals information that they needed to compete
> fairly in the market for server software and that the company has been
> offering Windows on the condition that it come bundled with Windows
> Media Player, stifling competition.
> The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a trade group
> representing Microsoft's rivals, praised the EU's actions. "The European
> Commission's decision today is another confirmation of Microsoft's
> anticompetitive and illegal business tactics," CCIA President Ed Black
> said in a statement.
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