Microsoft-Novell deal

[aka: Linux is less Free and more O$$ every day]
News of this Microsoft-Novell deal are all over the web.
I’d like to comment by cross-posting: this post in particular hides a pearl of wisdom:
“[…] But what does this mean to the end user?  Probably not very much. 
SLED aficionados will continue to praise Novell while espousing the [...]