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It's only $12 million
I would think they'd rather part with the $12 million than set precedent and have to refund Novell (and others) its protection money if it is ever shown that Novell's Linux does not infringe on MS patents.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 08/13/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It's only $12 million  Michael Kelly | 08/13/07
12 Million?  GuidingLight | 08/13/07
Which is only $3 million more than they have ...  Still Lynn | 08/15/07
Why?  dragosani | 08/13/07
I'd say to stop from forming a habbit  voska | 08/13/07
Why would they worry over chump change?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/13/07
Novell should ask for triple damages  Linux Geek | 08/13/07
Conversion  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/07
Love it!  maldain | 08/13/07
What problems?  Linux User 147560 | 08/13/07
And you wonder why no one believes you  voska | 08/13/07
To Microsoft, $12 million is chump change...  Confused by religion | 08/13/07
Do a little math,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/14/07
If you think $12 Million is chump change for anyone...  jasonp@... | 08/14/07
Re: Why would they worry over chump change?  none none | 08/13/07
Egad. I Find Myself in Agreement with No_Ax.  dumptux | 08/13/07
Yeah, then he blew it...  jasonp@... | 08/14/07
Chump change indeed!!  Still Lynn | 08/15/07
MS is having a really bad day  TripleII | 08/13/07
I will take Microsoft's "bad hair month"  Confused by religion | 08/13/07
Short term gain for long term pain  TripleII | 08/13/07
SCO administers the licenses  John L. Ries | 08/13/07
Thats right!  DemonX | 08/13/07
Cigar, but no close...  Still Lynn | 08/15/07
Take a number  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/07
12 million may seem like a drop in the bucket  Shelendrea | 08/13/07
Not enough money at SCO.  nomorems | 09/16/07
Either MS was stupid or they facilitated the defrauding of investors ...  George Mitchell | 08/13/07
MS is going to let this dog sleep.  osreinstall | 08/13/07
I wouldn't be suprised  Monkey_MCSE | 08/13/07
Maybe but MS will not initialize it.  osreinstall | 08/14/07
McBride Book?  John L. Ries | 08/14/07
Sure.  osreinstall | 08/14/07
Microsoft Chump Change  Ole Man | 08/13/07
Shut up, OleFool.  M.R. Kennedy | 09/15/07
Stay in your hole and Rot, MS Brother (NT)  nomorems | 09/16/07
Microsoft Got Their Money's Worth  dumptux | 08/13/07
The license is valid  dscherf | 08/14/07
Why is MS doing Linux and Unix?  Randalllind | 08/14/07
Why is MS doing Linux and Unix?  Still Lynn | 08/15/07
Customers Demand Linux support from Microsoft  mighetto | 09/14/07
I thought the "license" had a "no refund" clause?  kd5auq | 08/14/07
At first, yes.  Still Lynn | 08/15/07
Microsoft's REAL agenda  mannyamador | 08/15/07
ZDNet sucks!  nomorems | 09/16/07

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