SuSE Linux笔记本电脑预装市场又下一城

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当我们一直都在关注红帽和Ubuntu LInux的时候，一个老牌的Linux厂商也正在不断的发力，并且通过不停的小的胜利，渐渐地达到了顶峰，这就是Novell，最近他们和微星科技达成了笔记本电脑预装Linux的协议。在今年夏天即将发布的微星 Wind笔记本电脑上将会预装由Novell提供的SuSE linux Enterprise Desktop 10.

在这个最新的wind便携笔记本电脑上，还将预装OpenOffice办公软件系统。这不能不说是Novell取得的一个胜利，但是对于目前这个市场的霸主Ubuntu来说，不能不算是一个坏消息。

Novell is making The VAR Guy look pretty darn foolish. Our resident blogger keeps hyping Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux, yet Novell keeps scoring small victories and picking up momentum. The latest example: Micro-Star International (MSI) has agreed to pre-load Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 on MSI’s mini-notebooks. Here’s the scoop.

The Novell-MSI deal calls for MSI to ship so-called “Wind netbooks” with SuSE Linux and OpenOffice.org later this summer. It’s a solid win for Novell, and a potential setback for Ubuntu Linux — which had hoped to dominate the emerging “netbook” industry.

Netbooks are small, low-cost, sub-notebooks built around Intel Atom processors. The Asus Eee PC (which The VAR Guy owns) is widely credited with paving the way for the emerging Netbook market.

Still, lets keep the Novell-MSI relationship in perspective. This isn’t a “winner take all” victory for Novell. The Wind (short for WiFi network device) will come in SuSE Linux and Windows versions. Hey, customer choice is good –right?
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Meanwhile, Novell’s continued progress has The VAR Guy scratching his head. When Sun purchased MySQL, The VAR Guy in January 2008 openly wondered if ISV consolidation would mean doom for Novell’s open source strategy.

But by the end of February, Novell was delivering better-than-expected financial results and upbeat long-term profit forecasts.

Next up, Novell discussed its desktop Linux strategy with The VAR Guy in March. Our resident blogger wasn’t overly impressed. But once again, Novell has delivered a positive surprise — this time with the MSI relationship.

Hey, The VAR Guy isn’t suggesting that netbook sales will somehow drive Novell’s profits higher. But by building desktop and mobile mind share, Novell will help to solidify its open source market share. That, in turn, could keep CIOs and resellers coming back for more SuSE Linux.

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