Might Red Hat Be Forced Into a Deal with Microsoft Similar to Novell's?
According to Microsoft it's a patent deal and according to Novell it's an interoperability enabler and joint sales agreement. Now Novell insists it hasn't acknowledged that Linux treads on Microsoft IP, and says only that "The intended effect of this agreement was to give our joint customers peace of mind." It's been an eventful week...
At the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) conference the other day in Seattle, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (pictured) picked up the biggest, fattest, slitheriest worm out of that can of worms he opened up when he cut that deal with Novell and got Novell to squirming and wishing he hadn't.
During a Q&A Ballmer was asked if Microsoft was selling out by collaborating with a Linux distributor.
In answering he came out and said Linux "uses our patented intellectual property."
What IP exactly is still unspoken but it's not just Microsoft's IP. No, sir.
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