If this were ANY two other companies... (Score 1)

This happens all the time and is only a big deal because so many FOSS people are p.o.'d at Novell right now. I'm not sure if Novell got duped or not; but, I do know that their strategy is appealing for managing our data centers. The interoperability and support that Novell can offer is appealing to our senior managers and has the potential to drive more linux adoption across our enterprise. We really NEED the MS/Linux operability promised by Novell - now if they can deliver. BTW, the same SEC filings from Novell show a paltry $19 Million in Linux related revenue. It's a very small piece of the revenue pie at the moment; but, the ongoing success for Novell hinges on the success of Linux too.