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Thursday, November 02, 2006

Microsoft and Novell Major Announcement

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT - ) is entering into an agreement with Novell Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL -) that will allow open-source Linux software to work with the company's Windows software, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Microsoft plans to make a major announcement later on Thursday, but declined to comment on the article.

Shares of Novell rose 16.7 percent on the news, while open-source rival Red Hat Inc. (NASDAQ:RHAT - ) shares fell 4.5 percent in afternoon Nasdaq trade.

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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:47 PM

    Holy crap! That's a big deal!

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  2. Anonymous6:09 AM

    I think Uncle Ray would be happy...I was struck by the irony of the posting about Ray Noorda's death right below this major announcement from Novell and Microsoft.

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  3. Bucky7:40 AM

    I thought the same thing when I posted the MS Novell announcment. I think Ray would also be happy.

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