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Intel Invests 12 Million Euro in SuSE

Posted by Hemos on from the getting-the-cash dept.

Bartmoss writes "Intel and the venture capital firm Apax are investing 12 million Euro in SuSE. Read the press release online. Looks like they want to open up new offices in parts of Europe, start moving into the Asian markets, and do the fashionable IPO thing. "

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  1. This could spell doom for the Wintel alliance by jd · · Score: 5
    After Intel's massive investment in Red Hat, it was suspected that the Wintel alliance was getting shaky. But $12 million+ for SuSE is nothing to sneeze at, either!

    If SuSE and Red Hat can get together and do strategic spending (no need for them to duplicate each other's staff & skill lists), then we could see some staggering strides towards the desktop.

    On the other hand, if SuSE and Red Hat prefer bloody battle between each other, we could end up seeing a vicious fight indeed, with these kinds of resources available.

    I guess we shall see.

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