Not only have fears of a patent crisis been greatly exaggerated, but the US patent system is functioning quite well, Microsoft's former chief technologist said on Tuesday.
Microsoft has hired one of the key figures behind a popular Linux distribution to educate its in-house developers about open source.
As more companies and government departments deploy Linux-based servers and desktops, the market for specialist support services is beginning to hot up, according to IDC.
The chief executives of Microsoft and Red Hat held a private meeting in New York, an indication that relations between the rivals might be warming.
'Monstrous' royalties demanded under Microsoft's proposed server interoperability licence will discourage competition, says Samba's Jeremy Allison.
In a rare joint interview, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discuss ad-supported software, the battles against Sony and Google, and what's so great about the upcoming Vista.
Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.
Despite threat of Linux and open source, software powerhouse's Server and Tools division brings home double-digital revenue growth -- again.
Novell's Miguel de Icaza is working on a technology that he says can replicate Microsoft's vaunted software development platform on Linux. Additional reading: The beginning of the end for Microsoft?
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So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.
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