● 10.01.08

●● Novell Serenades to Microsoft in Novell.com

Posted in GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Novell, UNIX at 6:32 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

We have already shown that Novell supports ActiveX, Windows Vista, Internet Explorer, .NET, and even XAML. Earlier on we thought we had found Novell blocking Firefox as well, but it turned out that pop-ups, Flash-only content and JavaScript were to blame (i.e. poor design decisions). Details will appear in tomorrow’s IRC log.

Either way, later on today it turned out that Novell only advertises migrations from UNIX to Linux. As the site states: “Move it: the time to migrate is now [...] rock solid reliability at a lower TCO than UNIX.” Further it says: “Take the TCO Challenge: Learn how SUSE, Linux Enterprise Server delivers UNIX reliability for up to 75% less.”

“No TCO costs comparing SuSE to Vista,” says our reader Doug. It’s as true as it gets — going to Novell’s solutions page, one finds:

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SUSE Linux Enterprise

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* UNIX to Linux Migration * Virtualization * Desktop Linux * Real Time Linux * Linux for Mainframes * Linux and Windows Interoperability

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Novell harmonises with Windows rather than compete against it. This might also explain the GNU/Linux deemphasis, especially on the desktop. As we wrote last month, Novell must keep the Beast happy. Novell’s survival might depend on it. █

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