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Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open source, open-source software, Linux, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., lawyer, IBM Corp., article

Microsoft learns to live with open source

July 11, 2005 Though it still opposes open-source products and licensing, Microsoft is begrudgingly adopting similar practices to appeal to its corporate customers. TAGS: open source, Steve Ballmer, Linux server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, IBM Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement

November 21, 2006 update Novell CEO issues open letter saying deal is not an admission that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's patents.New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell agreement on its head? TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, Linux, agreement, Linux company, SuSE Linux, intellectual property, Steve Ballmer, SuSE, letter, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., open source, IBM Corp., CEO

Ballmer: IT enthusiasm 'in growth phase'

June 6, 2005 At TechEd customer conference, Microsoft's CEO delivers a pitch that's part call to action, part career affirmation for IT workers. TAGS: TechEd, Steve Ballmer, information technology worker, enthusiasm, career, information technology, messaging, Microsoft Windows Server, conference, Microsoft Corp., Linux, IBM Corp., CEO, security, database, server
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