This kind of makes me get that "I want to vomit" feeling.  I just read it, and while its good all are playing nice, I really do not think I would want to credit M$ to anything, esp. anything *nix related. Read the story and let me know what you think, are you just as disgusted as me, or am I the only one that things this is some type of evil ploy. Novell has claimed its Linux business has grown by 243 percent over the last three quarters, and it has credited its deal with Microsoft as a big factor. Novell has achieved $100m (£49m) in revenue from Linux over the nine-month period thanks to the close working relationship it has had with Microsoft since the two companies signed their collaborative deal in November. As part of the deal, Microsoft offers support for Novell's Suse Linux, and the two companies are working on making their respective software interoperable. "For Novell's first three quarters of our fiscal year, our Linux business was up 243 percent," said Justin Steinman, director of marketing at Novell. More |
