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:iTWire: Novell: Where Have the PR Folk Gone?
iTWire: Novell: Where Have the PR Folk Gone?
Dec 7, 2006, 02 :30 UTC (23 Talkback[s]) (4711 reads)

(Other stories by Sam Varghese)

[ Thanks to Sam Varghese for this link. ]

"It is difficult to find a better case of bad timing than Novell's announcement this week that it would be implementing support for Microsoft's OpenXML format in its (Novell's) version of OpenOffice.org.

"Novell has already been hammered left, right and centre after it signed a deal with Microsoft in November. If anything, one would expect that it would studiously avoid doing anything even remotely seen to be aiding Microsoft..."

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It seems to me that there have been an i ...   They've become astroturfers   
Charles Hixson
Dec 7, 2006, 02:59:24
 
> It seems to me that there have been an ...   Re: They've become astroturfers   
D
Dec 7, 2006, 14:29:49
 
> I didn't think Andy Updegrove or S ...   Re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
Joe Kaplenk
Dec 7, 2006, 15:21:50
 
Steve is that you?You have a very limite ...   Re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
BLT
Dec 7, 2006, 16:08:21
 
... I didn't think Andy Updegrove or ...   re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
Brandioch Conner
Dec 7, 2006, 16:11:36
 
Significance - show me how big the probl ...   Re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
Segedunum
Dec 7, 2006, 16:29:17
 
> Steve is that you?> You have a very li ...   Re: Re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
D
Dec 7, 2006, 16:30:30
 
> ... I didn't think Andy Updegrove  ...   Re: re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
D
Dec 7, 2006, 16:55:39
 
In all of this, you present NO evidence, ...   Re: Re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
D
Dec 7, 2006, 17:28:48
 
If I might butt in."...you have NO proof ...   Re: Re: re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
A Thurston
Dec 7, 2006, 17:44:57
 
... Actually, Charles Hixson did say tha ...   re: D   
Brandioch Conner
Dec 7, 2006, 17:46:48
 
*NONE* of the Novell-bashers have yet sh ...   @D. Why Novell is "untouchable" now...   
Ronald Trip
Dec 7, 2006, 18:06:55
 
1. Your guilt-by-association argument is ...   Re: Re: Re: re: Re: They've become astroturfer   
D
Dec 7, 2006, 19:14:36
 
> Since nobody knows what intellectual r ...   Re: @D. Why Novell is   
D
Dec 7, 2006, 19:35:51
 
1.  Apples and oranges.  He detailed spe ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: re: Re: They've become astrotu   
Rascalson
Dec 7, 2006, 20:21:48
 
As all ready stated in multiple places b ...   Re: Re: @D. Why Novell is   
Rascalson
Dec 7, 2006, 20:35:23
 
> Here a few for you.  Has there been a  ...   Re: Re: Re: @D. Why Novell is   
D
Dec 7, 2006, 21:34:04
 
> As all ready stated in multiple places ...   @Rastelfson   
D
Dec 7, 2006, 21:48:35
 
> 1.  Apples and oranges.  He detailed s ...   @Rascalson (again)   
D
Dec 7, 2006, 22:03:53
 
In all of this, you present NO evidence, ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
Segedunum
Dec 7, 2006, 22:48:45
 
IBM also signs partnership deals with MS ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: re: Re: They've become astrotu   
Segedunum
Dec 7, 2006, 22:53:13
 
This is getting old. ... I think their c ...   re: Re: Re: Re: @D.   
Brandioch Conner
Dec 7, 2006, 23:19:28
 
As for me - convince me of the "Evil" of ...   Re: Re: They've become astroturfers   
GreyGeek
Dec 8, 2006, 05:32:46
 
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