● 01.02.08

●● Matt Asay: “Novell [is] a Mere Vassal to Microsoft”

Posted in Deception, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Novell at 12:06 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Despite Novell’s continued gagging attempts, Matt Asay carries on speaking about Novell’s suicidal move. Here is a portion of his latest remarks about something that we covered here yesterday.

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With all due respect to Novell, I’m not sure scavenging in my top competitor’s pockets for lunch money is something to crow about. Interoperability is great. Being a vassal to Microsoft is not. (The word is appropriate, Novell – look it up.)

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How can Microsoft removing Novell from effective Linux competition possibly be good for the market, or for Novell, long term? I understand that it’s a lot of money, and that’s great. In fact, I would assume that nearly every penny of Novell’s profit in 2007 came from Microsoft’s wallet.

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But this isn’t a recipe for success. Microsoft does not have Linux’s best interests at heart. The minute Novell becomes more of a threat to Microsoft than Red Hat is, Novell will be shunted aside. In the meantime, Microsoft is Novell’s sugar daddy, making Novell a mere vassal to Microsoft.

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"Shill", "marionette" or "sockpuppet" make an apt analogy too. Microsoft is using Novell. Therefore, helping Novell is a case of further promoting Microsoft’s use of Novell. Microsoft maintains impact right inside Linux, via Novell, which serves as a proxy. █

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