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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 software, open source, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Linux kernel, article, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., lawyer, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Microsoft walks tightrope with business services

February 22, 2007 The company has good reason to expand into services and hosted software, but it must be careful not to alienate partners. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft SharePoint, help desk, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., open source, information technology, IBM Corp., server, e-mail

Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux

November 7, 2006 Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp., software company, Oracle Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

Year in review: In their own words

January 6, 2004 The threat posed by Linux, adjusting to a changing market and regulatory concerns topped the list of issues tech leaders wanted to talk about in 2003. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, Linux, Steve Ballmer, threat, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, CEO, Gateway Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., telecommunications, open source, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
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