2008 "Boycott Novell" protest in India

Summary: A reminder of the fact that Novell is moving to India, just like Microsoft which gains more control there over government operations

NOVELL has been looking for Indian talent for a few years now (we first wrote about it in 2007 and we always show Microsoft doing the same thing, e.g. with Infosys this month). The company is increasingly employing people in countries where wages are lower and Sandeep Menon, the Country Head of Novell India does not foresee Indians actually taking the lead in such companies. They are being exploited for their brains and paid minimally for their skills and passion. It's a bit like wage slavery. In the words of another Indian publication:

The interview with the country head of Novell India, Mr Sandeep Menon, ‘Potential CEOs or cyber coolies?' ( Business Line, August 23) should ring alarm bells as regards where the Information Technology Enabled Services based in India are heading.

Last week we found this article about the very dangerous idea of giving heathcare to outside companies like Microsoft, without liability. There have been cautionary tales about it in India, where Microsoft was also given control over IDs. See our page about Microsoft influence in the Indian government. This merits further investigation in the future and if anyone from India can provide additional information, please use our IRC channels. ⬆

"The alliance uses Microsoft technologies instead of challenging Gates in his own game. Wipro is just a servant of Microsoft facilitating Indian cyber slavery under the American corporate banners."

--India Daily