Microsoft to sell Suse Linux?

[Bruce Dawson]

Ben Scott wrote:

> On 11/2/06, Dan Miller <rambi.dev at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Its hit /. and Digg and I'm still dumbfounded about it.
>
>   Hmmm.  "Microsoft will offer sales support of Suse Linux".  What
> does that actually *mean*, I wonder?

I believe it means that Redhat is under severe attack, and I smell a
conspiracy. Especially with Oracle in the fray,

>  I also can't help but think, a la Fark and Admiral Ackbar, that
> "It's a trap!".  If you look at the history of Microsoft, every
> business "partner" they've ever had has gotten stolen from, ripped
> off, and screwed over.  I don't know why this would be any different.
> Time to sell Novell stock short, perhaps?

Agreed.

I'm more concerned about this being an "end-around" play where Microsoft
and Oracle will attempt to garner some IP from the whole thing.

Of course, this could be a protect-the-rear action if its determined
that Novell still owns all the IP that SCO claimed it had. Can you
believe the power Novell would have over both Microsoft and Oracle if it
came to light that *it* owned some key licensing rights to Unix? "Buying
into" Novell would make sense if this were true.

--Bruce