A new explanation for the Microsoft/Novell patent deal
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| It's not as if the two companies haven't had the opportunity to present
| it before. It wasn't mentioned in the original announcement, it wasn't
| mentioned in Novell's FAQ, it wasn't mentioned in Microsoft's FAQ, it
| wasn't mentioned in Novell's further details announcement, nor its
| open letter to the community
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| It also wasn't mentioned by Novell's VP of worldwide sales and
| president of EMEA, Tom Francese, when I met with him in November,
| although one thing he did mention is that the full details of the
| deal would eventually find there way in to the public via the SEC.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/05/a_new_explanati.html
Novell has become quite a weasel. The company changes goalposts to make
itself look good. They must have learned from their new partner.
Novell has a new survey by the way...
http://files.opensuse.org/opensuse/en/4/49/OpenSUSE_102_survey.pdf
Related (another new spin):
Microsoft's Record Quarter: Shareholders Paid for Most of the Upside Surprise
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| Said another way, Microsoft achieved record breaking earnings during
| the Vista launch quarter by taking money out of its assets, not
| through amazing sales of Vista and Office.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070503/34354_id.html?.v=1
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