Event 1: Microsoft and Novell sign patent deal Event 2: Redhat has better sales than Novell Conclusion: there is a backlash against Novell and is losing customers.
Because Redhat's increased sales happened after Microsoft/Novell deal, doesn't mean there is a fallout. I doubt that is the case especially among 'corporate' customers. It could've been just better and targeted marketing on the part of Redhat to counter the deal.
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Event 1: Microsoft and Novell sign patent deal
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Event 2: Redhat has better sales than Novell
Conclusion: there is a backlash against Novell and is losing customers.
This a logical fallacy of the type "Post Hoc ergo propter Hoc", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propte
Because Redhat's increased sales happened after Microsoft/Novell deal, doesn't mean there is a fallout. I doubt that is the case especially among 'corporate' customers. It could've been just better and targeted marketing on the part of Redhat to counter the deal.
It should be illegal to file fradulent patent applications like this.