[Malvern] The microsoft Tax.

[Richard Smedley]

> > Did anyone notice that the Linux to be supplied by
> > Dell is going to be a Microsoft licensed copy of SuSE

> Even if Dell is going to offer SUSE Linux, it isn't the only distro 
> they're going to be offering!
> 
> http://www.ubuntu.com/news/dell-to-offer-ubuntu

Indeed - the SUSE/Novell announcement is about corporate sales, not
the new GNU customer desktops and laptops. See below:

> Subject: [OSC-Members] There are some press quotes you just never
> expect to see....
> Date: Monday 07 May 2007
>
> "Microsoft and Novell said Dell has agreed to buy Suse Linux
> Enterprise Server certificates from Microsoft..."
>
> http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=199014

 - Richard

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