3 Nov
2006
3 Nov
'06
14:46
On 11/2/06, M Harris wrote:
That said, under the patent cooperation agreement, both companies are paying each other upfront in exchange for a release of patent liability. Additionally, Novell also will make running royalty payments to Microsoft based on a percentage of revenue from open-source products.
Hmmm, the way I read it: MS: We had incorporated in Vista some patented technologies from Novell. It is too late to replace them, so pretending to help OOS is a better approach. -- -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap.