"A week after Microsoft struck a broad Linux pact with Novell, Microsoft executives made claims that they are open to considering making similar deals with Linux vendor Red Hat and other open-source companies.
"But one term of the deal with Novell means Microsoft can't offer other companies the same benefits it is offering Novell: sales support that includes the distribution of 70,000 coupons for Linux maintenance and support to customers that want to run both Windows and Linux in their environments..."
