Novell Announces More Proprietary Software, Promises It Reduces Lock-in
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2010-09-15 20:27:41 UTC
- Modified: 2010-09-15 20:27:41 UTC
Summary: Novell€® Cloud Manager is just another example of Novell lock-in pretending to be the opposite of lock-in
In a new press release (see one mirror among many) Novell announces proprietary software which is intended to manage Fog Computing. CRN's headline says that "Novell Promises No More Private Cloud Lock-In With Cloud Manager" and there is a lot more coverage such as:
Will the clouds save Novell in a way that Linux has not yet done? The company certainly hopes so. Today, the company is kicking out its Cloud Manager tool, which has been under development for more than a year.
How is reliance on proprietary software from a company which is allegedly being sold [
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2] actually a reducer of lock-in? As we explained in the past, calling Fog Computing "private" under any situation is deceiving at best. Microsoft does that too.
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