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microsoft paid novell, not the other way aroundmicrosoft paid novell, not the other way aroundPosted Oct 13, 2007 21:33 UTC (Sat) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)In reply to: microsoft paid novell, not the other way around by corbet Parent article: Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat and Novell - Just Like Ballmer Predicted (Groklaw)
microsoft paid novell $100+m, novell will pay microsoft a small per-copy fee.
it may be that novell will sell enough copies of SuSE that the balance ends up being in microsoft's favor, possibly by millions, but that's not the case so far, and may never be the case, it all depends how many copies they sell.
but listing it as 'what else did novell pay microsoft millions for' is misleading at best.
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microsoft paid novell, not the other way around Posted Oct 13, 2007 21:49 UTC (Sat) by corbet (editor, #1) [Link] Why is it misleading? What, exactly, is Novell paying for?The balance of payments is completely irrelevant. Novell is paying a tax. I don't understand why the conversation always gets so slippery every time I ask what is being paid for.
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