Linux and Open Source Blog » uncategorized http://linewbie.com News, Reviews, Thoughts and Trends in Linux and Open Source World. Wed, 09 May 2012 15:44:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Has the Novell/Microsoft Deal Made a Difference? http://linewbie.com/2007/11/has-the-novellmicrosoft-deal-made-a-difference-2.html http://linewbie.com/2007/11/has-the-novellmicrosoft-deal-made-a-difference-2.html#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:44:00 +0000 Linewbie.com http://www.linewbie.com/2007/11/has-the-novellmicrosoft-deal-made-a-difference-2.html Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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Continue reading →]]> willdavid writes “The deal between Microsoft and Novell was announced a little more than a year ago, and it’s hard to judge what impact the deal has really had on the marketplace (if any). The two groups claim to have signed up 30 new customers (including heavyweights like Costco and Southwest Airlines), but it will still be some time before any real changes will be felt. ‘Regardless of what impact the deal has triggered in the marketplace over the past year, ultimately it’s about meeting market requirements. “The fact is that the vast majority of businesses do not want homogeneous IT infrastructures,” Pund-IT analyst King said. “Instead, they want to be able to better and more easily manage their IT assets no matter what hardware or OS platforms they buy. Microsoft and Novell deserve congratulations on their one-year anniversary, but the needs of Linux and Windows customers are as much responsible for the partnership as the companies themselves.”‘”

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