[LUNI] MSFT to partner with Novell

[Cedrick Johnson]

nope!

look on CNBC, reuters or bloomberg.

NOVL at 6.79 +.92
RHAT at 16.10 -.33

i didn't believe it when it was yelled out on the desk, but alas, I guess
even hell has frozen over....


On 11/2/06, Michael Labowicz <mlabowicz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> April Fools!
>
> On 11/2/06, Cedrick Johnson <cedrickj at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >From Reuters:
> > "SEATTLE, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT Chief
> > Executive Steve Ballmer will make a major technology industry
> > announcement later on Thursday, the company said.
> >     A news conference will take place at 2 p.m. PST/2200 GMT in
> > San Francisco.  Microsoft did not disclose more details about
> > the content of the announcement."
> >
> > 14:04 11/02 *WSJ: Microsoft Entering Partnership With Novell - Sources >
> > 14:07 11/02 *WSJ: Microsoft To Offer Sales Support For Novell System < >
> >
> > By Robert A. Guth
> > Of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
> >   Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is entering an unusual partnership with Novell
> > Inc.
> > (NOVL) that gives a boost to the Linux operating system, a rival to the
> > software giant's Windows software, people familiar with the companies
> told
> > The
> > Wall Street Journal Thursday.
> >   Under the pact, which isn't final, Microsoft will offer sales support
> of
> > Suse
> > Linux, a version of the operating system sold by Novell. The two
> companies
> > have
> > also agreed to develop technologies to make it easier for users to run
> > both
> > Suse Linux and Microsoft's Windows on their computers. The two companies
> > are
> > expected to announce details of their plan Thursday at a press
> conference
> > in
> > San Francisco.
> >   In addition, Microsoft won't assert rights over patents over software
> > technology that may be incorporated into Suse Linux, the people said.
> > Businesses that use Linux have long worried that Microsoft would one day
> > file
> > patent infringement suits against sellers of the rival software.
> >   (This story and related background material will be available on The
> > Wall
> > Street Journal Web site, WSJ.com.)
> >   The pact marks an unusual level of cooperation between two longtime
> > rivals.
> > Microsoft has been battling all versions of Linux, but has faced
> pressure
> > to
> > assure that customers can run both Windows and Linux without problems.
> >   By forging a peace pact with one seller of Linux, Microsoft could
> raise
> > pressure on Red Hat Inc. (RHAT), the leading provider of Linux, and a
> > Novell
> > rival. Last week, Oracle Corp. (ORCL) announced that it would start
> > selling
> > its
> > own support for Red Hat's version of Linux, a plan that undercuts Red
> > Hat's
> > own
> > business, which is based on providing support and maintenance. Red Hat's
> > shares
> > fell sharply after that announcement.
> >   Novell, originally known for a network operating system called
> NetWare,
> > has
> > also scrapped with Microsoft over sales of desktop application programs
> > after
> > Novell bought Wordperfect Corp. and rights to the Quattro Pro
> spreadsheet
> > for
> > more than $1.4 billion. Partly because of stiff competition from
> > Microsoft,
> > Novell later sold those products for about $170 million; it filed an
> > antitrust
> > suit in 2004 against Microsoft, seeking damages related to the tactics
> > Microsoft used in the applications-software market.
> >   Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is in San Francisco to
> announce
> > the
> > pact. Spokesmen for Microsoft and Novell couldn't be reached for
> comment.
> >
>
> --
> Michael Labowicz
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