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Groklaw watcher: Novell got $240 million from MS for SUSE subscriptions
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Alexander Terekhov |
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Groklaw watcher: Novell got $240 million from MS for SUSE subscriptions and $108 million for patent something |
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Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:02:58 +0100 |
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Novell got $240 million from MS for SUSE subscriptions and $108 million
for patent something
The Novell 8-K is up with some details about their sellout to MS.
Microsoft bought $240 million worth of SUSE subscriptions that they can
resell or shred or do whatever they want.
Novell got $108 million for something to do with patents, but will pay
Microsoft a total of at least $40 million over 5 years.
So Novell gets $348 million in the short term, and pays back $40 million
in the long term (assuming they're still in business).
Microsoft will spend millions marketing SUSE products. It may be
interesting to see the quality of that marketing. I suspect it will
vary with the quality of Microsoft's relationship with Novell. I
predict the honeymoon will be over by Christmas.
I saw it first on Groklaw.
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regards,
alexander.
- Eben vs. Novell, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/07
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- Re: Eben vs. Novell, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
- What we can do (those who believe in freedom)? (was: Eben...), Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
- Perens: Novell is the new SCO (was: Eben...), Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
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- faq_opensource: Q1. How is this agreement compatible with Novell's obligations under Section 7 of the GPL?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
- Re: Eben mused: "Maybe it will turn out that [Novell and Microsoft] have cleared the barrier by a millimetre", Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
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- Re: Novell-MS Pact: SEC complaint?, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
- Re: Novell-MS Pact: PJ is still struggling to grok the deal, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/11/08
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