Free Software Magazine: Will Microsoft Buy Novell?

"The answer to that question is probably not, though the thought had crossed my mind. In a way they already have done in a small way, they have given Novell approximately a quater's worth of net profit in return for what appears to be a cut of all Open Enterprise and SUSE Linux sales. Although no shares have changed hands, this, in itself, seems to me to be a kind of 'virtual' company sale. This is even not considering the palaver regarding the patent covenants....

"During this last week I asked someone much wiser than myself 'How come a company like Novell can be so easily duped?,' I then quickly followed it on with the question 'Or am I simply missing something important here?' He then asked me what I meant and I proceeded to explain my thoughts..."

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