"At its VMworld trade show two weeks show, VMware CEO Paul
Maritz disparaged the operating system, noting that it is being
shunted aside as, "one of the implications is that more and more,
traditional operating systems no longer see the hardware."
"This is hardly a revelation. Maritz has been talking smack
about the operating system for nearly as long as he's been CEO of
VMware.
"Why then, was the rumor mill in overdrive that VMware (NYSE:
VMW) is about to swoop in like a vulture and pick SUSE Linux off of
Novell's rotting carcass? (Rumors that were proven true as this
article was being posted.)
"Ok, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but the Wall Street
Journal and a host of other publications reported Wednesday that
according to the New York Post, "Novell has reached a deal in
principle to sell itself in two parts, and will be signing a deal
in three to four weeks." A private-equity firm is speculated to be
buying the bulk of the company, while another buyer will purchase
the business units of of Novell that develops and delivers SUSE
Linux."
