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20 headlines about Microsoft’s Vista OS Debut
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Geek Corner: Windows Vista not ‘Wow’ing
Vista security claim challenged
Windows Vista’s Hyped Security Will Be Tested
Vista’s Hello; Gates’ Last Hurrah?
Hackers Race to Be First to Find Holes in Windows Vista
Hackers Off And Running To Test Vista’s Hyped Security
Vista gets off to a slow start
Microsoft’s long-delayed Vista hits retail shelves, but few rush …
Few Rush Out to Buy New Windows Vista
Consumers yawn with release of Vista OS
After Marketing Frenzy, a Tame Release for Vista
Microsoft debuts first new Windows since 2001
Another hard day at the Office 2007
New Microsoft operating system low on buzz
Expert: Gaming Glitch Found In Windows Vista
Wait! Don’t buy Windows Vista!
Microsoft downplays Vista’s speech recognition exploit
The picture in Vista is anything but hi-def
Playing iTunes on Windows Vista requires tricky workaround
Vista hole opens door to ’shout hacking’

It would be in the interest of everyone in the open source community
and equally beneficial for the remainder of the world to shun Novell
and SUSE Linux lest they and Microsoft become successful as the
new Axis of Evil on the planet.

Microsoft has played the IT version of Star Wars’ Darth Vader for
many years and their deal with Novell is one more step to complete
the cast of the Empire Strikes Back. Only JEDI warrior Red Hat is
helping the Skywalker Fedora attempt commercial and open source
alliances that should be one path to the future. An alliance like all
the ones that work due to benefit to both sides of the equation.

Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com

Novell Sells Out

Thursday, November 02 2006 @ 05:55 PM EST

You can read the press release for yourself. Novell is paying
Microsoft for its patents, and will pay royalties ongoing. Microsoft
in turn promises not to sue individual non-commercial coders or
paid coders who contribute to SUSE:

Under the patent agreement, both companies will make up-front
payments in exchange for a release from any potential liability
for use of each others patented intellectual property, with a net
balancing payment from Microsoft to Novell reflecting the larger
applicable volume of Microsoft’s product shipments. Novell will
also make running royalty payments based on a percentage of its
revenues from open source products.

Industry Reactions Mixed About Novell/Microsoft
eWeek, NY -
The Nov. 2 announcement of a mutual-assistance contract
between Microsoft and Novell has been greeted by others
with reactions ranging from modest hopes for …