Redmond Channel Partner Online: Hold Those Linux Lawsuits: Patent Standoff Pending

“As much fun as it has been–and it has been fun–to hear Steve
Ballmer verbally backhand Linux distributors with threats of patent
lawsuits, to watch the whole Microsoft-Novell Linux deal dissolve
faster than a Britney Spears marriage (and, yes, that’s our attempt
to drag our pop-cultural references into this century), and to
witness the hue and cry of open-source types, bloggers and other
pundits following the deal, we all might want to take a step back
and pay attention to something very important that will start this
week: The US Supreme Court is going to take a look at
patents…”

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