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Microsoft-Novell Relationship Hits the Skids
Anonymous writes "According to Channelweb, the bloom might be off the rose in the Novell-Microsoft relationship: the two companies didn't sign a single, solitary large customer to a Novell Linux deal during the most recent quarter. 'So Novell, one of the biggest Linux distributors in the world, and Microsoft, one of the biggest companies in world history, couldn't find a single large customer on Planet Earth to buy into Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server software. Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian has stepped up and, rather than point fingers at Microsoft for that performance, put the blame on his company and its inability to strengthen its reseller channel.'"
That's quite a violent approach to the problem. Invalidate all software patents? I don't think Apple would approve, as that would be the end of their business. But you really meant invalidate all of MSFT's right?
Look, for most people who A) Don't need the "obscure" features of Office B) Don't need MS server support (such as Exchange) C) Don't game or D) Don't need photoshop, Linux is the obvious choice.
Maybe it's possible that I'm just an odd use case who wants the "obscure" features of Office and who games. :p But in my personal experience—even setting games aside—Linux applications just aren't up to snuff.
But I'll accept that, as I said, I may not be typical. It certainly makes considering Linux for the desktop a hard thing for me to consider, though.
What are you talking about? Installing?
I'd meant interactive desktop applications, but you're right, it was poorly phrased.
Benford's Corollary to Clarke's Law: "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced."
redhat too, they just signed a deal with MS for virtualization.