Re: [tlug] Novel embraces Microsoft

[Edward Middleton <edward@example.com>]

Josh Glover wrote:
>> From COLUG
>> (http://www.colug.net/pipermail/colug432/2006-November/003627.html):
>
> Microsoft and Novell today announced heavy cooperation to ensure
> cross-compatibility between SUSE Linux and Windows.  It isn't April 1,
> and
> these are real links and real news!  Unbelievable.
>
> http://www.novell.com/linux/microsoft/
> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/nov06/11-02MSNovellPR.mspx
> http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3641676

I think you have it the wrong way round.  This is what Novels strategy
has been from the start.  Look at Novels embracing of Microsoft tech 
i.e. dotNet.  Novel sees it as a win because selling Linux to Microsoft
users who have no Linux experience is difficult.  If your client has to
ditch all their VB programmers and code to run Linux they will factor
this into the cost of switching.  Microsoft sees it as a win because it
makes all the other solutions that involve ditching Microsoft completely
much harder to sell.  Microsoft knows people are leaving so they are
trying to limit the damage by make it easier for them to return.

Edward