VMware Looks To Acquire Novell's SUSE Unit

VMware Looks To Acquire Novell's SUSE Unit 161

Posted by Soulskill on Friday September 17, 2010 @08:45AM from the talking-turkey dept.

minutetraders writes "According to the Wall Street Journal, VMware is attempting to acquire Novell's SUSE Linux operating system business. This move would give VMware a full stack of enterprise software and allow it to establish itself as a full-blown infrastructure and software vendor in direct competition with Red Hat." The WSJ report is behind a paywall, but it's accessible in full through a Google search.

VMware Looks To Acquire Novell's SUSE Unit

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Re:Then Microsoft acquires VMWare (Score:3, Funny)

by oldspewey ( 1303305 ) writes: on Friday September 17, 2010 @09:23AM (#33610128)

I don't see Microsoft acquiring EMC [cnet.com] anytime soon.

Re:No Single Person Has Done More Damage To Linux (Score:3, Funny)

by derGoldstein ( 1494129 ) writes: on Friday September 17, 2010 @09:39AM (#33610282) Homepage

So first the one-liner slamming Mono gets a +5 Insightful, and now this AC gets a 'funny' for placing the word "shit" and "Miguel" next to one another. Who said hate doesn't pay.

Re:why not just acquire all of Novell (Score:2, Funny)

by oldspewey ( 1303305 ) writes: on Friday September 17, 2010 @09:58AM (#33610460)

Real men use punchcards and a teletype.

Re:why not just acquire all of Novell (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday September 17, 2010 @11:28AM (#33611474)

real men carve the gears of their difference engine with an hammer and chisel.

Re:why not just acquire all of Novell (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday September 17, 2010 @02:57PM (#33613846)

Sounds like she took your parents for a ride, though...

Re:why not just acquire all of Novell (Score:3, Funny)

by Nadaka ( 224565 ) writes: on Friday September 17, 2010 @03:57PM (#33614496)

oh? http://xkcd.com/505/

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