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- From: ssimmons@convex.com (Steve Simmons)
- Subject: >>>>>> Novell to buy USL
- Sender: usenet@news.eng.convex.com (news access account)
- Message-ID: <ssimmons.725550746@convex.convex.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 13:52:26 GMT
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- Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
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- > However, as I posted earlier, this move by Novell is basically a symptom
- > of the pressure Microsoft is applying to them. They are desperate. It
- > is my unqualified opinon that this move will destroy Novell just as
- > Borland is suffocating from their purchase of AT.
-
- Good point; however, there is one main difference. The FTC is watching
- Microsoft very closely now and Microsoft may be divided into smaller
- pieces. This may even kill Windows/NT. As we all know, a product is
- more likely to be killed by negative externalities then for good
- technical reasons.
-
- Thank you.
-
- Steve Simmons
-