I had a thought. What if Microsoft isn't trying to destroy Linux, but trying to steal it? The contracts they are making are so neither company can sue the other. Now, if Microsoft were make these deals with every major Linux distributor and then were to start incorporating GPL'd code into their next version of Windows, who would be left to sue? Novell, Xandros, and Linspire already can't...
Microsoft already knows Vista sucks, and stealing code would not be a new trick for them.
If they can't sell them Microsoft products, they'll sell them "Legal Action Insurance" instead.
Either way, Microtheft gets their money. This is ridiculous.
I'm disappointed in all of the companies that are that's buying into their lies.
Get this: [taken from "Meeting the Linux Challenge - For Partners"]
Novell has released a Ximian desktop solution (with Exchange connector integration) and Open Enterprise Server (OES) supporting both Linux and NetWare platforms. In terms of current offerings, Novell's acquisition of SUSE Enterprise Server makes it the second largest commercial distribution after Red Hat. This fundamental shift to Linux may complicate long-term planning for existing NetWare customers who have concerns about the predictability and reliability of the Novell's product road map. This acquisition could confuse enterprise customers who are concerned about Novell's ability to effectively support both the Linux and NetWare platforms across all of their product offerings. Microsoft is targeting current NetWare customers for migration to Windows Server: there is a near-term opportunity to address the pains of these customers before Novell has a fully articulated and ready-for-primetime solution for them.
Microsoft has been planning to steal Novell's customers all along! The whole agreement between them was a trick. I knew there was something shady going on...
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I had a thought. What if Microsoft isn't trying to destroy Linux, but trying to steal it? The contracts they are making are so neither company can sue the other. Now, if Microsoft were make these deals with every major Linux distributor and then were to start incorporating GPL'd code into their next version of Windows, who would be left to sue? Novell, Xandros, and Linspire already can't...
Microsoft already knows Vista sucks, and stealing code would not be a new trick for them.
If they can't sell them Microsoft products, they'll sell them "Legal Action Insurance" instead. Either way, Microtheft gets their money. This is ridiculous. I'm disappointed in all of the companies that are that's buying into their lies.
Get this:
[taken from "Meeting the Linux Challenge - For Partners"]
Novell has released a Ximian desktop solution (with Exchange connector integration) and Open Enterprise Server (OES) supporting both Linux and NetWare platforms. In terms of current offerings, Novell's acquisition of SUSE Enterprise Server makes it the second largest commercial distribution after Red Hat. This fundamental shift to Linux may complicate long-term planning for existing NetWare customers who have concerns about the predictability and reliability of the Novell's product road map. This acquisition could confuse enterprise customers who are concerned about Novell's ability to effectively support both the Linux and NetWare platforms across all of their product offerings. Microsoft is targeting current NetWare customers for migration to Windows Server: there is a near-term opportunity to address the pains of these customers before Novell has a fully articulated and ready-for-primetime solution for them.
Microsoft has been planning to steal Novell's customers all along! The whole agreement between them was a trick. I knew there was something shady going on...