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:Novell CEO Disses Embrace of Desktop Linux
Novell CEO Disses Embrace of Desktop Linux
Apr 19, 2008, 00 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (5021 reads)

(Other stories by Kenneth Hess)

"When he took the reins almost two years ago, new Novell President and CEO Ronald Hovsepian, was going to lead the charge in driving the Linux acceptance and conversion. Recently he said that the Desktop Linux market, in the next 3 to 5 years, is mainly enterprise-related and that the consumer market will take longer to develop.

"While acceptance and conversion to Desktop Linux may occur more slowly in the U.S. than in other parts of the world, I think it sends a negative message for the CEO of a company that produces a product to make such a statement about that product..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
New CEO's come to the job buoyed up  ...   Learn from past mistakes   
Sid Boyce
Apr 19, 2008, 00:55:08
 
he may not know the magnificent state of ...   he may not know   
patrick_darcy
Apr 19, 2008, 01:30:49
 
The economics of desktop Linux seem to b ...   the overhead line   
Steve Stites
Apr 19, 2008, 02:59:54
 
This is CEO Ronald Hovsepian.  You know, ...   This is CEO Ronald Hovsepian,   
Charles Hixson
Apr 19, 2008, 16:22:09
 
> Has Novell started releasing products  ...   Re: This is CEO Ronald Hovsepian,   
blackhole
Apr 20, 2008, 01:47:36
 
Enterprise Linux desktops will likely le ...   Sounds reasonable   
philc
Apr 21, 2008, 02:03:03
 
Excellent comment, Steve.  Allow me to a ...   Re: the overhead line   
GreyGeek
Apr 21, 2008, 16:42:53
 
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