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Re: [News] [Linux] Microsoft Says It Won't Sue, Wants More Novell-like Deals

After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:

> Microsoft Won't Sue Linux Users, Company Exec Says
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Instead, Microsoft said it wants to create more arrangements that
> | mirror the company's deal with Linux distributor Novell.
> `----
>
> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199501831

   Microsoft currently collects royalties from some companies that use
   Linux in their computing environments, Gutierrez said. However, he
   declined to indicate the number, the dollar amount Microsoft receives
   from those payments, or identify any of the companies by name.

   Gutierrez also said Microsoft is not likely to publicly list which
   specific patents it believes are infringed upon by open source
   software. "We're not going to have a discussion publicly with that
   level of detail," he said.

   Microsoft has made the patents in question known to corporate Linux
   users and distributors, Gutierrez said. 

Microsoft wants to make sure that Linux is expensive to companies.

However, if Vista is any guide (and I think it is), the quality of their
operating systems may end up making Linux a compelling alternative
nonetheless, unless Microsoft can clean up its shop.

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