[News] Speculation: Microsoft Might Want to Steal GNU/Linux

[Roy Schestowitz]

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Microsoft and Novell: Buying In or Selling Out?

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| Microsoft could be investing in Novell for a complete buyout at some point in
| the future after Novell developers create the ultimate OS for them, using
| Microsoft's money, of course. $300+ million buys you a lot of development.
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3012.html

Yesterday:

Novell and Microsoft: Stop with the FUD already

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| In an e-mail interview with Ian Bruce, Novell's public relations director,
| Bruce wrote me that customers wanted the Novell/Microsoft package, in part,
| because it "provides IP (intellectual property) peace of mind for
| organizations operating in mixed source environments."
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| It does? Since when?
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/novell_and_microsoft_stop_with_the_fud_already
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[Matt]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> Microsoft and Novell: Buying In or Selling Out?
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> | Microsoft could be investing in Novell for a complete buyout at some point in
> | the future after Novell developers create the ultimate OS for them, using
> | Microsoft's money, of course. $300+ million buys you a lot of development.
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> http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3012.html

This makes no sense to me. How does Novell create an OS for MS and not
for everybody else? Stallman devised a counter-strategy to that long
ago. I just read a few other articles by this Mr. Hess on the same site
and am not impressed.

[Roy Schestowitz]

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____/ Matt on Saturday 23 August 2008 12:44 : \____

Here's CRN:

http://www.crn.com.au/News/83117,opinion-how-much-is-that-penguin-in-the-window.aspx

"How far this goes is anyone’s guess. Will Microsoft one day offer its very own
Linux distro?"

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[7]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

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> Microsoft and Novell: Buying In or Selling Out?
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> | Microsoft could be investing in Novell for a complete buyout at some
> | point in the future after Novell developers create the ultimate OS for
> | them, using Microsoft's money, of course. $300+ million buys you a lot
> | of development.
> `----
>
> http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3012.html
>
>
> Yesterday:
>
> Novell and Microsoft: Stop with the FUD already
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | In an e-mail interview with Ian Bruce, Novell's public relations
> | director, Bruce wrote me that customers wanted the Novell/Microsoft
> | package, in part, because it "provides IP (intellectual property) peace
> | of mind for organizations operating in mixed source environments."
> |
> | It does? Since when?

Precisely!

In the EU, if Novel and Micoshaft are lying about this or carry on without
disclosing the full 200+ patents that micoshaft claims it has out on Linux,
they can be taken to court and fined, just like SCO got fined.

Every Linux company operating out of the EU can potentially sue.
Since in Germany the precedent has already been set, it would be easier
to sue both Novel and Micoshaft there.

[Jerry McBride]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

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> Microsoft and Novell: Buying In or Selling Out?
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> | Microsoft could be investing in Novell for a complete buyout at some
> | point in the future after Novell developers create the ultimate OS for
> | them, using Microsoft's money, of course. $300+ million buys you a lot
> | of development.
> `----
>
> http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3012.html
>
>
> Yesterday:
>
> Novell and Microsoft: Stop with the FUD already
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | In an e-mail interview with Ian Bruce, Novell's public relations
> | director, Bruce wrote me that customers wanted the Novell/Microsoft
> | package, in part, because it "provides IP (intellectual property) peace
> | of mind for organizations operating in mixed source environments."
> |
> | It does? Since when?
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>
http://blogs.computerworld.com/novell_and_microsoft_stop_with_the_fud_already

In regards to MSFT stealing Linux.... they can try, but once the bite into
it, the GPL will choke the crap out of them. And... if for some reason it
doesn't... we'll just FORK and go our happy ways...

Honestly though... MSFT's next OS, being speculated as "breaking all ties
with legacy windows platforms" could mean that the boys in Redmond are
developing web apps that run on linux... No OS development involved, just
application developement and... of course... good salesmanship...

I've always said it, MSFT could sell dead cats if they wanted to... and they
did for years if not decades.

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Jerry McBride (jmcb...@mail-on.us)