For those who have not noticed, the sidebar now contains a ladder-type banner which spins Microsoft's "Get the Facts" and presents some facts about the Novell/Microsoft deal. The cited page strives to explain in a very succinct form why the Microsoft/Novell deal is as terrible as it is. It's feared that the mainstream press completely overlooks these factors, for a reason. A short explanation should hopefully fit people's attention span.

Here is the banner that will usually appear at the bottom of each page served, which makes it over 200,000 times per month (including search engines).

Thoughts? Too strong to be effective? Be sure to follow the link, which is where substance is contained.