The latest Microsoft moves which are intended to redefine "Open Source" and turn it into free labour for Microsoft's benefit

Novell happily considers itself and even describes itself as a Microsoft partner, which possibly makes it part of that self-serving channel or the Microsoft ecosystem. Just watch the recent story from China for enlightening examples

ThinkPad customers will soon have a new configuration option, as Lenovo and Novell have announced that the popular laptops will begin shipping with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED) preinstalled.

Novell discovers what it's like to work with a "partner" like Microsoft now that Novell employees are left to make Microsoft hooks work

Lenovo only offers Novell's (and Microsoft's) SUSE now, having dropped the FreeDOS option and bumped up the price.

Novell to aggressively fight against former partner's claims, unlike Microsoft

Novell's latest moves clearly show a technical convergence with Microsoft, so why treat these companies separately?

Provident is bought by Paragon, which "continues to strengthen the Microsoft platform business"

Interesting little moves around 'Microsoft as a standard' .