That's what 'friends' are for.

Novell Settles One Antitrust Claim with Microsoft for $536 Million

Novell has announced an agreement with Microsoft to settle potential antitrust litigation related to Novell's NetWare operating system in exchange for $536 million in cash.

No prosecution, Novell? How come? Does money buy one's way out of crime?

Recall what Microsoft has been doing to Novell all these years. Ron Hovsepian has certainly chosen to forget it all. Once again, Novell chickens out, takes some money, kiss and makes up with the monopoly abuser. It this this in November 2006 as well.

Correction: It turns out that this is an old story, so some of the arguments made above are misjudged, due to erroneous dating in the press release.