internetnews.com: Novell and Microsoft: The Vista Impact

"There is nothing more indicative of change than the recently announced partnership between Novell and Microsoft.

"Unlike the Sun partnership, which seemed to be more about Sun getting money from Microsoft than anything truly material, this one has teeth and addresses the critical needs of both companies and the customers who use their products. It easily makes SuSe Linux the favored product and creates the strongest argument yet that the Microsoft of today isn't the Microsoft of a few years ago.

"Advancements to Vista going forward will reflect this partnership, making this version of the Microsoft OS the most compatible with Linux ever and much better suited for mixed environments than earlier versions..."

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