“Did Microsoft detail what patents it thinks Linux infringes
when it was negotiating the deal with Novell or not? The parties
are telling two different stories, and furthermore, Microsoft has
now told two different stories, making a total of three stories.
First it said it didn’t, but now it seems to be saying it did. Let
me show you what I noticed.“Novell yesterday issued a statement on the Fortune article, in
which it reiterates that as far as Novell is concerned, it does not
believe that there are any Microsoft patents that Linux
infringes…”
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