Comments on: At least 9,000 More Coupons (Quietly) Distributed http://techrights.org/2007/05/31/at-least-9000-more-coupons-quietly-distributed/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/05/31/at-least-9000-more-coupons-quietly-distributed/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:37:04 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/31/at-least-9000-more-coupons-quietly-distributed/#comment-829 Right before that it states:

“217. The tactic worked so well, in fact, that Novell approached Microsoft towards the conclusion of the Windows 3.1 beta program with the proposal for a cooperative outlook in the future. Microsoft’s arrogance was astounding…”

I also suggest that you see some of the Comes vs Microsoft memos. Here are just a few more examples:

http://boycottnovell.com/2007/04/02/nat-friedman-interview/
http://boycottnovell.com/2007/03/19/novell-iowa-antitrust/
http://boycottnovell.com/2007/03/04/happy-browsing-iowa/

]]> By: gpl1 http://techrights.org/2007/05/31/at-least-9000-more-coupons-quietly-distributed/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:42:28 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/31/at-least-9000-more-coupons-quietly-distributed/#comment-828 I don’t know if you’ve read the 1999 Caldera DR-DOS statements of facts in their antitrust suit against Microsoft, but it’s a very interesting read: http://www.maxframe.com/DR/Info/fullstory/factstat.html

My favorite quote (this is after Novell acquired DRI and DR-DOS, before they sold it to Lineo/Caldera/Canopy, and MS was refusing to give DRI needed APIs for Windows to implement on top of DR-DOS)—-

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Silverberg:

You’ll enjoy this. We just got from Novell a proposal for a new project:

“Under this Development Project, known as Corvette, Microsoft will license EMM386 and HIMEM memory managers in their Source Code to Novell and will provide technical support to Novell in Novell’s effort to make DR-DOS compatible with all current and future version of Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows NT.”

Cole:

I’m rolling on the ground laughing . . . . . :)

Barrett:

And I thought them Utah folks were drug free . . .

Allchin:

I hate them.
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]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/05/31/at-least-9000-more-coupons-quietly-distributed/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:49:53 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/05/31/at-least-9000-more-coupons-quietly-distributed/#comment-827 I spotted this one yesterday @ http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1541033.html

What happens when the coupons run out and “Microsoft’s sales force” is no longer there? Only hours ago, another analyst said that Novell is too Microsoft-dependent. Isn’t that what history has warned us about? Microsoft uses deals to control its to-be-prey. Just look at Corel:

http://boycottnovell.com/2007/02/12/novell-corel-look-back/

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