Daga 2003 zuwa 2005 Novell ya saki kayayyaki da yawa a cikin fayil dinsa, tare da niyyar kama raguwar kasuwar kasuwa da kuma motsawa daga dogaro da wasu kayayyakin Novell, amma ƙaddamarwar ba ta yi nasara kamar yadda Novell ya yi fata ba. A ƙarshen 2004, Chris Stone ya sake barin kamfanin, bayan bayyanar da batun sarrafawa tare da Shugaba Jack Messman. A kokarin rage farashin, Novell ya sanar da zagaye na sallama a ƙarshen 2005. Yayin da kudaden shiga daga kasuwancin Linux ya ci gaba da girma, ci gaban bai yi sauri ba don daidaitawa da raguwar kudaden shiga na NetWare. Yayin da kudaden shiga na kamfanin ba ya raguwa da sauri, ba ya girma, ko dai. Rashin kyakkyawan shugabanci ko ingantaccen gudanarwa yana nufin cewa Novell ya ɗauki tsawon lokaci fiye da yadda ake tsammani don kammala sake fasalinsa. Tambaya: Yaushe Novell ya kori mutane don rage farashin?
ƙarshen 2005