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SUSE Linux Sold for $2.535 Billion

posted by takyon on Monday July 02 2018, @05:30PM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-free dept.

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SUSE Linux Sold for $2.5 Billion

British software company Micro Focus International has agreed to sell SUSE Linux and its associated software business to Swedish private equity group EQT Partners for $2.535 billion.

Also at The Register, Linux Journal, MarketWatch, and Reuters.

Previously: SuSE Linux has a New Owner
HPE Wraps Up $8.8bn Micro Focus Software Dump Spin-Off

Related: SUSE Pledges Endless Love for btrfs; Says Red Hat's Dumping Irrelevant

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by pendorbound on Monday July 02 2018, @06:44PM (1 child)

    by pendorbound (2688) on Monday July 02 2018, @06:44PM (#701524) Homepage

    As the unfortunate user of two software packages purchased by Micro Focus in the past few years, I would have preferred Microsoft.

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  • (Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Monday July 02 2018, @07:40PM

    by Nerdfest (80) on Monday July 02 2018, @07:40PM (#701547)

    Oh, true ... I generally consider something dead if it's bought by them Same for Computer Associates.