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Key quoteKey quotePosted Jul 17, 2009 21:50 UTC (Fri) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625)In reply to: Linux Vendor Settles With Microsoft (InformationWeek) by wilreichert Parent article: Linux Vendor Settles With Microsoft (InformationWeek) "While we plan to increasingly adopt Windows Storage Server for our NAS business, we also wanted to ensure that our open source and Linux-embedded devices had the appropriate IP protections," said Hajim Nakai, a board member at Melco's Buffalo line. In other words, we're closing up shop in this market, and this is our chance to poison the well for those who are staying. As with the Novell deal, the "unspecified patent protection racket" participation is part of a wider deal with MSFT.
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Key quote Posted Jul 19, 2009 20:49 UTC (Sun) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link] Excellent sight for spotting the quote. I think it explains the whole deal. Bad luck for those still developing Linux NAS boxes (and probably worse luck for those selling Windows gadgets, having to maintain them afterwards).
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