01.04.08
Microsoft Linux© Gets a Tinge of Windows
Novell’s gold standard is Windows?
And oh my god! I don’t know if the following screenshot is fake, but it doesn’t seem so.
Windows Explorer in Opensuse Installer
Seems Novell and Microsoft are working VERY closely together.
Look at the explorer window in Opensuse’ installation. Doesn’t it look familiar?
Follow the link and watch this. I’d jokingly link back to our Microsoft Linux posts (about a dozen of them, including this one), but it barely seems necessary. Even Xandros in the Eee PC uses Windows XP-like GUI. What is the imitation all about? We’ve inquired to find out if the SUSE screenshot is fake. The Web site is no parody site and there’s no sign of humour. █
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.