____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 29 September 2007 17:59 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Novell's Linux business climbs since its deal with Microsoft
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| "The affect on sales year over year, for Novell's first three quarters of
>>| our fiscal year, which ends Oct. 31 -- our Linux business was up 243%,"
>>| said Justin Steinman, director of marketing at Novell, who, along with
>>| executives from both companies, spoke at a program hosted by the
>>| Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=software&articleId=9039081&taxonomyId=150
>>
>> Steinman spins and hides some facts about these figures, but Novell
>> criticism aside for now...
>
> This is just not credible.
It isn't. I posted several comments, posts, blog items, etc. around the Web
days after I had posted this original item. The journalists were fooled and
they failed to double-check their findings. The good news is that the
rebuttals reached the attention of thousands and made Novell look as credible
as their new business partner, whom they give credit to (it's also their
fierce rival that runs blatantly anti-Linux(SUSE) ads).
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