Microsoft Interested In More Linux Deals

eldavojohn writes "Microsoft has announced that it would be open to more deals similar to the one it just made with Novell. 'We will love to put that kind of agreement in place with anyone who distributes Linux software, Red Hat, whoever else,' Steve Ballmer told India's Economic Times. Considering the recent reactions to the Microsoft Novell deal, it would be interesting to see who else takes them up on the offer. Novell is due to receive USD $348 million in up-front payments. Will Red Hat cash out on this offer if it feels the impending pressure from Oracle's Linux? Will non-profit Linux distributions attempt to make deals with Microsoft?"

you can have my linux

[darth_linux]

when you pry it from my cold, dead harddrive.

Re:Way too obvious

[SultanCemil]

You know, first posts are definitely a dying art. Whatever happened to someone just scribbling down "frist psot" and hitting submit? Where are the GNAA activists? The parent poster actually put together a coherent, rational post *relating* to the article (hell, he even quotes from it).

Can someone explain to him the way things work around here - a misspelled rant about Natalie Portman and some grits would have gone a lot further, thats all I can say.

At last a chance for Open Source

[Anonymous Coward]

At last, a chance for those that love open source to prove how successful their development model is. Now quickly sign the deals with Microsoft and reap the benefits of your hard work. Congratulations on the share the source code model.

Sure they are!

[Weaselmancer]

The same way a humpback whale is interested in plankton.

Do No Evil?

[LordPhantom]

FTA: "People point to Google because Google is the emblem for somebody who has embraced a different business model than we have," he said.

I'm guessing that that would be the "Do No Evil" part, Mr. Ballmer?

Re:Way too obvious

[Anonymous Coward]

He's obviously not taking his meds - as in the 'raise my IQ above that of a carot' pill he must need each morning to get out the door.

For the last time, Senator Kerry -- if you're going to make "OMFG hes so teh stupid!" jokes, you need to be able to, say, spell "carrot" correctly.

Bring out your dead!

[__aaclcg7560]

LINUX: I'm not dead!

CUSTOMER: What?

MIRCOSOFT: Nothing. Here's your money.

LINUX: I'm not dead!

CUSTOMER: He says he's not dead!

MICROSOFT: Yes, he is.

LINUX: I'm not!

CUSTOMER: He isn't?

MICROSOFT: Well, he will be soon. He's very ill.

LINUX: I'm getting better!

MICROSOFT: No, you're not. You'll be stone dead in a moment.

Re:Way too obvious

[El Torico]

He must be new... oh, wait.

Re:Way too obvious

[Qubit]

Curious that he left out 'make good software' and 'support'...

Does that really work?

qubit@mslinuxbox:~$ make good software
make: *** No rule to make target `good'. Stop.
qubit@mslinuxbox:~$

Hmm... doesn't work for me...