Microsoft and Novell have made a big splash about their Linux interoperability agreement from 2006. So far it's worth $100 million over the last two years and there are about 100 customers including the likes of Walmart among others.
Sounds good? I beg to differ. $100m is Steve Balmer's loose change. MS probably spends more on its campus canteens per year than this.
Microsoft's CTO meets Novell every six months. I guess that must show a real commitment to Linux interoperability.. I wonder how often MS senior execs meet HP or Intel - they probably don't leave it six months to catch-up.
Microsoft says customers are asking for Linux/Windows interoperability, and its investment in the alliance with Novell demonstrates its commitment to helping customers run Linux and Windows in their data centres. Get real. It's a tiny percentage of its annual revenue.
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The more funny part is that MS is making more money then Novell out of the deal. (Since its pure profit for them)
Posted by Tymiles | August 22, 2008 4:03 PM
Posted on August 22, 2008 16:03