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Study: Red Hat Benefiting from MS-Novell Deal Fallout

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eWEEK Linux; By Peter Galli 		Mail this story
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A global survey of open-source enterprise users of Alfresco software has found that deployments of Red Hat Linux have grown twice as fast as those for Novell SUSE Linux since Novell signed its controversial patent and interoperability agreement with Microsoft in November 2006. While Alfresco did not specifically ask community members the reason for their Linux choice, the findings are "not a coincidence and, while we can't be certain, customer unhappiness with the Novell-Microsoft deal is probably the most likely reason for that," Howells said. "There was also a backlash against Microsoft about its patent position during this time."

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Comments (8)

cjcox ·
When will it stop?

The fact is that Howell doesn't know ANYTHING about whether or not his (flawed) survey shows any kind of trend towards towards Red Hat adoption over Novell SUSE.

But... I guess he thought it might draw some attention to his company and sounded better than just screaming "Microsoft Sucks" at the top of his lungs or streaking through the flood waters of Tewkesbury.

Sigh...

NoDough ·
/at the top of my lungs/

MICROSOFT SUCKS!
tracyanne ·
Microsoft is a security Hole in the rear end of the universe.
Sander_Marechal Story submitter ·
Quoting:MICROSOFT SUCKS!


QFE :-)
jdixon ·
> The fact is that Howell doesn't know ANYTHING about whether or not his (flawed) survey shows any kind of trend towards towards Red Hat adoption over Novell SUSE.

Well duh. Of course the study shows no such thing. The study gives us no idea of what the relative adoption rates were in the past or any reason why they may have changed. Any conclusions reached are pure conjecture.

But then "Pure conjecture indicates..." doesn't make a very good headline for grabbing hits, does it?
hkwint ·
Doesn't mind, as long as other Linux distro's believe deals with MS will diminish their market share, I don't see why we should be angry about this MS tactics.

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