Novell (NOVL) slides and readers should be prepared for deception from Novell's PR

Red Hat is up very sharply whereas Novell wobbles and disappoints

Novell's Linux business is keeping the company buoyant in trying economic times, the company's third-quarter earnings indicate. On Thursday, the software maker published its third-quarter results, which revealed that revenue from its Linux platform products had increased 22 percent, year-on-year, to US$38 million.

Novell on the slippery slope of Microsoft versus Linux

Further discussion about Novell's results, early talks about layoffs, and Hovsepian's payoff

Some new numbers suggest that Windows keeps declining, so the trend is probably confirmed (an analyst says that Windows Phone 7 [1, 2] won't be out until next year, either)

So far, so good for Novell. For its first-quarter 2008 results, Novell reported growing income and revenues with a strong year-over-year showing from its Linux platform business. With Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 set to enter the market, Novell's CEO is optimistic that the company can continue to grow its business even further.

The company formerly focused on GNU/Linux is decreasingly contributing to its development and instead focusing on .NET, Silverlight, etc.

Reaffirmation of Microsoft's problems comes from its sympathisers; Microsoft FUD ensues