An invade, divide, and conquer Grand Plan
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. Learn more
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. Learn more
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. Learn more
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. Learn more
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. Learn more
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy. Learn more
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- IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 11th, 2008 - Part 1
- Do-No-Evil Saturday - Part II: SCO Litigation Update, Few Products News
- Do-No-Evil Saturday - Part I: OpenSUSE Board Changes, SLED Sub-notebooks, and Xandros
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- IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 10th, 2008 - Part 2
- IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 10th, 2008 - Part 1
- Who's Afraid of MicrISOsoft? The European Commission
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- Quick Mention: Novell's Value Approaches $1.4B, Stock Falls Nearer to $4
- Novell Hires a Dose of Microsoft-obedient Analyst
- Links 10/10/2008: Mandriva 2009 Released, Wikipedia Consolidates on Ubuntu
- IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 9th, 2008 - Part 2
- IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 9th, 2008 - Part 1
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- IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 8th, 2008
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- Latest Evidence of 'Novell | Microsoft Axis'
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- IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 7th, 2008
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- Quick Mention: Brazil Hijacked by Microsoft (Updated)
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- IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 6th, 2008
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- Sell Out Linspire, Then Blame the Founder
- IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: October 5th, 2008
- Internal, Financial, Prospective Problems at Microsoft
