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Another Patent Protection Deal for Microsoft

It's been a while, but Microsoft has signed another deal with a Linux development/distribution company, promising not to sue its users for any alleged patent infringement. This time it's Turbolinux, a maker of Linux desktop and server products that sells most of its wares to Japan and China.

The deal also includes a number of collaboration initiatives, including making Microsoft's Live Search the default search engine.

Posted by Scott Bekker on October 23, 2007


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