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Gateway Forges Partnership With SuSE

Posted by simoniker on from the everyone's-hooking-up-this-morning dept.

Zardus writes "According to Forbes, Gateway has named SuSE a "strategic partner" and will be offering SuSE Linux on all of their servers. I always thought SuSE would be a nice name for a cow, but I guess I'll have to settle with it being the OS of a spotted server." The article notes: "SuSE has long sought a greater presence in the United States, where rival Red Hat has taken the lead in selling Linux server software to businesses."

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  1. Huh? by rmohr02 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Gateway sells servers?

  2. Gateway + SuSE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, SuSE-Moo.....
    Oh, SuSE-MOO !
    Oh, SuSE-Moo, baby I love you.
    SuSE-Moo.

  3. Re:Finally another Linux partner by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    So you, for one, welcome our new SuSE overlords? :)

    Keep in mind Gateway ain't doing so hot right now, so I wouldn't read too much into this move, or expect much out of it.

  4. promotional offer by theMerovingian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Buy a Gateway server, and get your choice of:

    1) Epson America Stylus(R) color Inkjet

    OR

    2) Gateway Brand 1.2 megapixel digital camera

    *Plus*

    Free UPS ground

    --
    "If you think you have things under control, you're not going fast enough." --Mario Andretti
    1. Re:promotional offer by harlows_monkeys · · Score: 3, Funny
      Free UPS ground

      My UPS has a three-prong plug already. Why would I need a free ground?

  5. Too bad their website says by donnyspi · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Gateway recommends Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP" right at the top of the screen.

    1. Re:Too bad their website says by questionlp · · Score: 2, Funny

      Almost all OEM vendors that get some kickback from Microsoft has that snippet on their site. HP/Compaq, Dell, Gateway, etc.

  6. Gateway Forges Partnership With SuSE by surprise_audit · · Score: 4, Funny
    The title says it all:
    Gateway Forges Partnership With SuSE
    It's a forgery, folks...

    OK, it's a poor attempt at humor, but then it is Monday morning...

  7. Whose mascot (or both)? by Ilan+Volow · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you cross a chameleon with a cow, do you get cow that changes it spots when it senses danger?

    --
    Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!
  8. Nice but... by Orien · · Score: 3, Funny
    I can't say I'm not shocked.

    I enjoyed your post even though you should have RTFA, but I was left with one burning question:

    Are you shocked or not?

    --

    SCO.com uses Linux

  9. Re:Finally another Linux partner by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    Err, *four* definitions.

    ...and nice red uniforms... Ahem, amongst our five definitions are such diverse factors as...

  10. I , for one by malus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am waiting for a real partnership between Gateway & SuSE, not one of these bogus 'forged' partnerships.

  11. Suspicious... by todesengel · · Score: 2, Funny

    According to the article.... "Gateway, which currently offers Microsoft Corp.'s (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people) server software and Red Hat Inc.'s (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people) version of Linux..." Mmm, Redhat seems to have been acquired by Microsoft... Microsoft is taking some pretty drastic measures to compete with Novell...