Charlie Chaplin and the SCO Penguin
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| So why has Novell cut costs well beyond the point of "to the bone",
| and killed any products that are useful to the SMB market? To
| understand Novell today, you must understand IBM, since 4 of Novell's
| top 7 execs made their bones at Big Blue.
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| Linux sales simply will not replace Netware sales, and $80 per seat
| support agreements simply cannot compete against "support by Google
| search" that many IT departments depend on.
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| It was a sad day when I realized that the Novell that I knew would
| never again be a vendor partner for me, or a viable business partner
| for my clients. I went to Brainshares, did beta testing for Novell,
| attended sales conference, have Novell jackets and mugs and tee
| shirts and backpacks and water bottles... but it was time to face
| facts. Novell, in all likelihood, will be bought by IBM. Beyond
| that, Novell will probably be parted out. None of that is good
| for my customers, and probably not good for any Novell customer.
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