Novell has been clueless for a while now and nobody seems to be able to wise them up. I don't hold out much hope for them.
The deal with Microsoft was an in you face we don't have a clue about our business. We don't know our market, our suppliers or how we want to position ourselves. We don't have a clue how to make money in the current and future IT marketplace. (Their year over year returns high light this.) Further, we don't think this is a problem. (Their PR releases high light this.)