Microsoft Sits On Linux Dilemma Of Its Own Making Publication: Information Week Date: Nov 20 2006 Reporter: Charles Babcock Microsoft's recent patent deal with Novell, owner of Suse Linux, came with the implicit threat that if you run another Linux distribution, Microsoft might sue you. CEO Steve Ballmer made it a bit more explicit last week. "Anybody who's got Linux in their data center today sort of has an undisclosed balance sheet liability," he told the Professional Association for SQL Server, in a discussion posted on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's site. Read full article Read full article in new window See other articles by Charles Babcock See other articles published by Information Week Today's headlines Headlines for Nov 20, 2006
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