Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on October 21, 2005 08:06 PM
As a longtime Novell user, I can't begin to tell you how disappointing this is. When I first started using Novell products professionally, around eight years ago, I thought them mediocre, at best. Support was adequate -- arguably better than Microsoft or Sun -- but not by much. Code was of good quality only on mature products. Bad interfaces and quirky coding abounded in newer products.
In the time since, I've seen the company become revitalized, envisioning products which customers need and greatly improving the quality of code while decreasing turnaround time on fixing bugs. Novell has grown a vibrant community to support and advise on the use of its products. And, Novell now provides the most compelling alternatives to market-leading Microsoft ("What do you want to reboot today?").
It's very disappointing that the market has failed to support Novell as they it to be supported. I hope it can hang in there long enough to see a financial dividend for its superior quality and user-focused approach.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on October 21, 2005 08:06 PMIn the time since, I've seen the company become revitalized, envisioning products which customers need and greatly improving the quality of code while decreasing turnaround time on fixing bugs. Novell has grown a vibrant community to support and advise on the use of its products. And, Novell now provides the most compelling alternatives to market-leading Microsoft ("What do you want to reboot today?").
It's very disappointing that the market has failed to support Novell as they it to be supported. I hope it can hang in there long enough to see a financial dividend for its superior quality and user-focused approach.
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