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"However, that will be offset by Novell payments of at least $40 million over the course of the deal to ensure Microsoft won't sue Suse customers for patent infringement."

That sounds like a protection fee that is collected by Novell on behalf of M$.
Refuse to pay the M$ tax, don't buy Novell!
Posted by: Linux Geek   Posted on: 11/08/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Microsoft paying Novell $308 million for Linux pact  Loverock Davidson | 11/07/06
They did the same thing for Apple  John Zern | 11/07/06
Its about Web 2.0 Microsoft is terribly behind. This deal is catch up.  mighetto | 11/07/06
Completely off topic and nonsensical  the_seb | 11/08/06
SomMicrosoft, is clearly behind  the_fiddler_on_the_roof | 11/08/06
Some critics, not Microsoft, are clearly behind  the_fiddler_on_the_roof | 11/08/06
You find this funny .  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 11/07/06
Only time I agree with you Loverock...  John Le'Brecage | 11/07/06
They did the same thing with IBM . . .  startx.jeff | 11/08/06
Yeah, right  tic swayback | 11/08/06
Actually great news  john.murray@... | 11/08/06
Looks like MS was desperate to sign a deal, this is all in favor of Novel.  DonnieBoy | 11/07/06
Win for Linux  Richard Flude | 11/07/06
I agree with you, I think this will backfire on MS. I really have a hard  DonnieBoy | 11/07/06
I think you have it backwards . . .  startx.jeff | 11/08/06
Was that the OS/2 MM that...  panzrwagn | 11/08/06
Are you really this simple minded?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/06
Try to just argue you point. Did you see the flow of money here???  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement - return to Novell  mighetto | 11/08/06
M$ Learning Linux  rtb | 11/07/06
IBM established M$ connection to SCO..  thetruth_z | 11/08/06
IBM established M$ connection to SCO..  thetruth_z | 11/08/06
When you lay in the mud  Uralbas | 11/08/06
Why doesn't MS buy  bjbrock | 11/08/06
Microsoft & Novell  Linux User 1 | 11/08/06
Could you be a little more explicit?  ebrke | 11/08/06
Re: Market  Linux User 1 | 11/08/06
The same reason IBM doesn't buy Red Hat  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/08/06
M$ wants to bully Linux  Linux Geek | 11/08/06
Where's the SEC link?  techboy_z | 11/08/06
It's very sad to see Novell perform OpenSource Treason  slim-01 | 11/08/06
Making a better team  mrtbone | 11/08/06
Open $ource and M$ and $$$$  Boot_Agnostic | 11/09/06

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