“Microsoft is in an awkward position now that Red Hat has
slammed the door shut on any possibility of entering into a patent
protection deal similar to the one Redmond has with Novell.“While Microsoft has been telling anyone who will listen that it
wants to enter into a similar patent indemnity arrangement with all
the other Linux vendors, and is hopeful this will be achieveable
with Red Hat, it appears that is not going to happen…”
Microsoft Watch: Red Hat Rejects Patent Agreement with Microsoft
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