Wall Street Up, But Novell Falls Below $4
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-10-27 18:01:02 UTC
- Modified: 2008-10-27 18:01:02 UTC
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Comments
Josh Bell
2008-10-27 19:26:43
Roy Schestowitz
2008-10-27 19:37:01
The Dow was up 1.5% when I wrote this.
twitter
2008-10-28 03:33:24
The current market collapse, bought to you by 30 years of deregulated madness and greed, might bring down everyone. That would suck but companies that don't rely on brain wash levels of advertising are in a better position to succeed. Who knows, with M$ gone, Novell might survive to become a reputable GNU/Linux player. If they keep playing patent games, they are primed to become the next SCO, slaughtered in the service of M$. Here's looking at the brighter future.
G. Michaels
2008-10-28 07:32:12
http://slashdot.org/~SockDisclosure/journal/214377
Here's twitter's handywork for this evening:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1009565&cid=25536083
Note: writer of this comment adds absolutely nothing but stalking and personal attacks against readers, as documented here.
twitter
2008-10-28 15:11:02
Roy Schestowitz
2008-10-28 15:25:48
Bogdan Bivolaru
2008-10-30 13:16:01
Roy Schestowitz
2008-10-30 13:18:57
I know what I know...