● 07.23.07

●● Alfresco: Novell/Microsoft Deal Drives Customers Away to Red Hat, Not Novell

Posted in Deals, Linspire, Microsoft, Novell, Red Hat, Servers at 7:24 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Since Novell likes to boast so-called advantages that come out of its deal, this new finding is worth quoting.

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What is the impact on Linux distribution usage of the Novell patent deal with Microsoft? According to open source enterprise content management (ECM) vendor Alfresco, it’s driving users to Red Hat.

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Alfresco asked 15,000 people between April and June about the way they deploy Alfresco’s ECM solution. According to the Alfresco survey, Red Hat users tripled during the study period while Novell SUSE usage remained flat. In a statement, Ian Howells, chief marketing officer at Alfresco, alleged that the divergence between Red Hat and Novell in terms of usage is related to the November deal between Novell and Microsoft.

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Well done, Novell. The customers truly appreciate ‘protection’.

This ought to teach other Linux distributors that while Microsoft vouchers might not expire, their company might be the one to expire. Linspire is an excellent example of that. These deals are not a blessing. They are a death knell which is being accepted for money. But what good is a chest of gold to a dead man?

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