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Showing 1-20 of 20 results foundMono offers open-source spin on Silverlight
May 16, 2008 First public release of Novell's Moonlight will compete with products from Adobe, Sun, and Apple.(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK)Ballmer repeats threats against Linux
February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free."Microsoft: Novell deal a milestone despite squabbles
February 9, 2007 Landmark deal could still bring together open-source and commercial software business models, Microsoft lawyer Brad Smith says.Microsoft-Novell survey gives their deal a thumbs-up
December 12, 2006 Survey commissioned by the two companies asserts that their high-profile agreement will drive customers away from joint rival Red Hat.Microsoft signs technology pact with Linspire
June 14, 2007 Users of the Linux operating system will get patent protection and access to updated Windows Media technology.Wal-Mart eyes Microsoft for Web build-out
January 23, 2007 Wal-Mart CTO Nancy Stewart says Microsoft's Novell partnership important to long-term plans.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?Microsoft agitates for open-source patent pacts
May 14, 2007 Company's more threatening stance spotlights its effort to pressure open-source firms to license its patents.Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time
November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise.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.New GPL draft has olive branches, thorns
March 29, 2007 Third draft of GPL version 3 eases some concerns, raises issues for Novell, and shows the Free Software Foundation is listening.Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive
May 18, 2007 Company identifies infringed-on patents, invites infringers to strike licensing deals. Not many takers, so far.Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?
November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm?Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection
November 4, 2006 Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits.Microsoft and Novell's concession to tech reality
November 3, 2006 perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the companies' overdue pact puts to rest an increasingly stale IT dispute.How to fight against patent terrorism
January 6, 2005 Attorney Richard Wilder says CIOs will increasingly need to weigh indemnification policies before making purchases.Year in review: Linux on the hot seat
December 16, 2004 SCO fell out of the limelight, but its legal actions triggered efforts to wrestle with open-source intellectual-property issues.Open season at Linux show
August 11, 2005 Red Hat says it will fund programmers' efforts to defang the threat presented by software patents. Also: Database start-ups bet on open source. Photos: Execs tout penguinOpen-source ID project awaits Microsoft's blessing
March 9, 2007 Higgins project developers are creating a tool equivalent to Windows CardSpace but need Redmond's go-ahead for certain features.IBM issues subpoenas for tech giants' SCO dealings
February 22, 2006 To build defense in long-running legal battle over Unix use, Big Blue demands details from Microsoft, HP, Sun and BayStar.
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