Novell and Microsoft Claim Customer Support

munchola writes "Novell and Microsoft have commissioned a survey to prove that customers love their interoperability and patent deal. According to the survey 'Ninety-five percent approve of the collaboration between Novell and Microsoft,' while 'four out of five believe their organization would consider doing more business with Linux dealers if Linux providers establish an alliance with Microsoft.' As CBRonline notes, however: 'Few people have claimed the deal is bad for Novell or Microsoft's customers. The question has been whether it is good for the open source movement, open source developers, or indeed Novell itself. Those issues do not appear to have been addressed by the survey.'"

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Survey Responders

[Daemonstar]

The survey did not intentionally target, but did break out, results for respondents whose companies deploy both Microsoft® Windows and SUSE Linux from Novell, as well as Red Hat Linux.

They might not have targeted the companies, but they do have a ready list of Microsoft multi-certified people to choose from.

Re:Seems Reasonable

[Loco Moped]

Novell did what was in its business interest...

If having your business totally destroyed, as has happened with EVERY business which has ever 'partnered' with Microsoft, is somehow in Novell's business interest, then you are right.