Does Microsoft still need Novell?
Novell is now facing the consequences of leaving its fate in another company’s hands. (Picture from OS2Voice.org.)
Its terrible horrible, no good, very bad quarter was driven partly by its troubles in the proprietary market, partly by its failure to line up the big Linux licensing deals that came in the wake of its 2007 cross-licensing agreement with Microsoft.
Even our own Matt Asay has been surprised with how fast Novell fell after Microsoft pulled out the financial rug.
The key question becomes, does Microsoft really need Novell anymore, or is it ready to try its luck with Linux directly?
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