01.30.07
Peugeot Citroen Chooses Linux; Opensuse Revs Up; Novell Upgraded
1. Some good news for Novell: “PSA Peugeot Citroen Chooses SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop From Novell”
Giant French Automaker to Deploy Linux Desktops, Citing Cost, Usability, Integration and Support
2. DistoWatch reveals some details about the next version of Opensuse.
The openSUSE project has announced that the first alpha build of openSUSE 10.3 will be released on 15 February, with the final product expected some 7 months later - at the end of September 2007
3. One analyst has got faith in Novell’s prospects.
The target price has been raised from $7.50 to $8.
In a research note published this morning, the analyst mentions that the FY07 and FY08 estimates for the company’s Linux operations have been raised following the quick ramp of SuSE licenses under the Microsoft partnership
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.