Novell Deserves More than $2,000,000,000
For the love of PETE!
Who in their right mind would think that Novell should go for less than a mere 4 big B’s? I dare say, perhaps they could settle for maybe $3.82 billion, but no less.
And we younglings have all heard of Novell and know exactly what they brought us through the years:
§ Santa Clara Systems Inc. - 1986
§ Cache Data Products - 1986
§ Softcraft - 1987
§ CXI - 1988
§ Excelan - 1989
§ Digital Research – 1991
§ International Business Software Ltd. - 1992
§ Unix System Laboratories – 1993
§ WordPerfect & Quattro Pro (Borland) – 1994
§ Netoria - 1999
§ Novetrix - 1999
§ JustOn – 1999
§ PGSoft - 2000
§ Novetrix - 2001
§ Cambridge Technology Partners – 2001
§ Callisto Software, Inc. - 2001
§ SilverStream Software – 2002
§ Ximian – 2003
§ SuSE – 2003
§ Salmon – 2004
§ Tally Systems – 2005
§ Immunix – 2005
§ e-Security, Inc – 2006
§ RedMojo – 2007
§ SenForce – 2007
§ Platespin - 2008
§ SiteScape - 2008
§ Command Control and Compliance Auditor, (Fortefi) - 2008
§ Managed Objects, Inc. – 2008
See, we know and care about what you’ve brought us, Novell. Wait-what? Those are all your acquisitions, you say?
Oh,
Well…then I guess….uhhh…
Well. Thanks for everything.
