02.23.08
Quick Mention: Novell ♥ Vista
Partly sarcastic, yet with an element of truth
At the beginning of this month we spotted Novell pretty much advertising Windows Vista. It has not quite ended there.
Whoa! The guy who is writing this is Novell Canada’s CTO! He’s an evangelist for the power of Linux and Open Source! Everyone knows that he’s a complete Machead too! How can he, of all people, defend Vista?
Well I hope that serves for introduction and initiation. Let me get to the point. I think the slamming of Vista comes from a certain perspective. Mine is different.
Perhaps Microsoft should start handing out free copies of Windows Vista to all Novell employees, just as it does with some journalists. Bury the hatchets, dual-boot with SUSE, and harbour Microsoft products is Novell’s new strategy on the face of it.
When will Microsoft’s CTO rave about his GNU/Linux installation out in the press? █
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.