Comment: Re:Don't forget old Bill (Score 1) 406
Um, yeah Bill Gates is a hero, but definitely not for that. He is a hero for his contributions to, and management of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Novell Gets $348 Million From Microsoft 308
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kdawson
from the money-is-the-root-of-all dept.
from the money-is-the-root-of-all dept.
An anonymous reader writes, "Novell has published additional details about its agreements with Microsoft concerning Windows and Linux interoperability and patents. It seems the company is receiving an up-front payment of $348 million from Microsoft, for SLES subscription certificates and for patent cross-licensing. Microsoft will make an upfront payment to Novell of $240 million for SLES subscription 'certificates' that Microsoft can use, resell, or distribute over the term of the agreement. Regarding the patent cooperation agreement, Microsoft will make an up-front net payment to Novell of $108 million, and Novell will make ongoing payments totaling at least $40 million over five years to Microsoft."
Journal: Bounty 3
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Aqws
There should be an organization that people can pay to add to a bounty for something they want coded(like CSS support in firefox).
Lucent Sues Microsoft, Wants All 360s Recalled 475
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CowboyNeal
from the we-did-it-first dept.
from the we-did-it-first dept.
robyannetta writes "Lucent has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, demanding that they pull all Xbox 360s from the market. Lucent claims that Microsoft has violated their MPEG2 patents which they claim they patented in 1993." While it's unlikely console will be pulled from shelves, it's one way to generate some publicity.