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by MamiyaOtaru on Tue 23rd Jan 2007 21:33 UTC in reply to "..."
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Would it have even occurred to her that they might need protection from IP issues before the Novell-MS deal was announced? Sounds like they bought the hype that came along with the deal, and in turn are adding to it themselves.

It was never really certain that anyone needed protection from MS on IP matters in the first place (MS wouldn't want to ignite MAD) but the deal made it seem like an issue. Anytime a Walmart acts on it, they add to its clout, clout that might as wel have come out of thin air with the announcement of the Novell MS deal.

So yeah, if corps like it, the customer has spoken. I just wonder if the corps would have ever thought to speak if the Deal hadn't put up a hoop for them to jump through.

I guess the real test will be if anything ever happens to a company using a different linux. If not, Walmart acted on a non-issue.

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