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Novell CEO Gives Behind the Scenes Account of Microsoft Deal

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-then-what-did-he-say dept.

raffe writes "Here is a Q&A with Ron Hovsepian CEO of Novell. He describes 'a love-hate thing' between the two companies." From the article: "This past May, I picked up the phone and called Kevin Turner, the COO at Microsoft. I knew Kevin when he was the CIO at Wal-Mart. I said, "Kevin, I'd like to have a conversation about what the customer needs. If you could put back on your old hat as a customer, if I came in and started talking to you about virtualization on Linux, and this Microsoft guy showed up and started talking to you about virtualization on Windows, what would you say to us?""

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  1. To quote I Love Lucy by robyannetta · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Lucy, you got some 'xplaining to do!"

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    - Just my $0.02, take with a grain of salt, your mileage may vary.
    1. Re:To quote I Love Lucy by QuantumG · · Score: 2, Funny

      oh, we're doing accents now?

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      How we know is more important than what we know.
  2. ...what would you say to us? by gr8whitesavage · · Score: 5, Funny

    itsatrap

  3. A man walks into a bar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    and tries to sell virtualized Linux on a Win server and right after him another man walkes into the bar and tries to sell virtualized Windows on a Linux server. The barkeeper says "Get the f*ck outta here, both of you!".

    Bad joke, eh? At least now you get the deeper meaning of the Novell/Microsoft deal.

  4. Re:www.vmware.com by QMO · · Score: 3, Funny
    ... they never need a reboot unless an update requires one, hardware is added or some system application software is installed...
    So, they never need a reboot unless they need one?
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    Exam 4/C again. Maybe I'll do better this time.