[PLUG] Pigs flying II

[Carla Schroder]

On Thursday 02 November 2006 15:36, Ed Sawicki wrote:
> I just viewed the joint Microsoft/Novell announcement.
> The core of the announcement is that Novell has agreed
> to compensate Microsoft for its Intellectual Property.
> When customers buy Novell SuSE Linux, they pay an
> "upfront balancing payment" that earns them a patent
> covenant from Microsoft.

How is this not a protection racket?

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