Novell rejoins desktop fight, with Linux as ally

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Good question

From the article:

"Novell will charge $50 per person for an "entitlement" to use the software, a deal that includes one year of updates and bug fixes. The company will charge $18 per desktop per year for its ZenWorks desktop management software, which can manage both Linux and Windows PCs. Support services, which cover both Novell's open-source and proprietary software, are paid on top of the software acquisition cost."

So from that it sounds like you're "entitled" to use the software for as long as you want, but you only get a year of upgrades and bug fixes. What happens after the year is up? Assuming you can keep running the software, what will upgrades and bug fixes cost?

Carl Rapson

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