Dell signs up for Microsoft-Novell partnership; SUSE Linux or bust
Dell says it’s on board with the Microsoft and Novell Linux partnership.
The good news: Dell is going after the Linux market in a big way. The bad news: Dell may torpedo any goodwill it had in the Linux community after choosing Ubuntu for its desktop Linux distribution.
Many Linux fans haven’t been thrilled with the Novell-Microsoft partnership. Needless to say Dell’s buy-in on the Novell and Microsoft collaboration is a fairly big deal. Other technology companies such as Hewlett-Packard may follow suit. Dell is looking to be the first mover when it comes to endorsing the Novell-Microsoft partnership.
Now here’s the part that’ll ding Dell’s goodwill.
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Very timely even though it's old. Some argue that the support 'glitch' is nothing but another attempt to put the screws on OEMs. There's a lot going on behind the scenes, so to speak.