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- From: helz@ecn.purdue.edu (Randall A Helzerman)
- Subject: Re: Novell signs letter of intent with AT&T to acquire USL
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.220249.15054@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Keywords: UNIX, SVR4, USL, Novell
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <brian.66.0@SJF.Novell.COM> <1992Dec22.144054.12914@sci34hub.sci.com> <i3558.725646203@newsie>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 22:02:49 GMT
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- In article <i3558.725646203@newsie>, i3558@newsie.dc.dk (Soren Michael Roug) writes:
-
- |> Have you ever wondered why Novell would decide to aquire USL? It cannot be
- |> an attempt to kill UNIX, cause there are so many vendors out there that
- |> would opt for MACH or BSD if the prices for kernel licenses increased
- |> tenfold. It is my opinion that must have felt they could gain something
- |> with this purchase, for instance the knowhow to build real operating
- |> system facilities into NetWare.
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- Quite so. Another reason that Novell is trying to aquire UNIX is that they
- are deathly afraid of Windows NT. If Microsoft's networking technology
- becomes as widespread as Windows 3.x is it would be a death blow to Novell.
- Hence they will position UNIX as a competetor to Windows NT hoping that
- users will opt for it instead.
-